FILM: Whitey: United States Of America V. James J. Bulger
A âwas he/wasnât heâ quandary is at the heart of Whitey: United States Of America V. James J. Bulger the new documentary from Magnolia Pictures and director Joe Berlinger. If not one of the most infamous, certainly one of the most compelling American criminals of the past century and famous fugitive, Bulger ruled the Boston neighborhoods where More...
FILM: A Most Wanted Man
You want to talk about feeling the loss of a great actor: mere minutes into director Anton Corbijnâs  A Most Wanted Man, even knowing this was one of Philip Seymour Hoffmanâs last movies I forget it’s More...
FILM: I Origins
No, I Origins is not a new Apple product. Rather, this is an impressive, moving exploration of science, faith, love, and what makes us human couched inside a tactile love story and a fascinating mystery. Created More...
FILM: Land Ho!
Land Ho! is a delightful buddy comedy set in the intensely beautiful country of Iceland. Two longtime friends are approaching seventy, a typical pair of opposites a la The Odd Couple. Thereâs carpe-diem Mitch More...
FILM: Life Itself
As one of our most influential and celebrated film critics, Roger Ebert would know full well that a good documentary needs to show âwarts and allâ of its subject. Life Itself, the new documentary about the life, More...
FILM: Cold in July
Itâs going to be chilly in May when Cold in July opens in Los Angeles this coming week. Viewed at the Sundance film festival in January, this pulpy tale directed by Jim Mickle and set in Texas was one of my favorites. Of More...
FILM: Cold In July
Iâll admit to a certain prejudice for pre-liking (is that a word?) the new film Cold In July from IFC films. Based on the book of the same name, written by one of my all time favorite writers Joe R. Lansdale More...
Juvenile Incarceration: America’s Prison Complex
Designed both to outrage and inform, Robert Mayâs latest documentary film, Kids for Cash, reveals a troubling case of judicial abuse surrounding Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. But what makes Mayâs document more More...
FILM: Dom Hemingway starring Jude Law
It may take a second glance to recognize the pompous prisoner with the muscles and sideburns in Richard Shepardâs comic adventure Dom Hemingway is actually heartthrob Jude Law. Hemingway is a safecracker back More...
FILM: Finding Vivian Maier
Street photographer Vivian Maier was a nanny who’s photographs only became known and appreciated after her death and her story is as amazing as it is incomplete and at times frustrating. The new documentary More...
