What if minorities helped billionaires become better people? That’s a tad reductive, but the basic premise of “Running Point,” a fictionalized take on the life of Los Angeles Lakers co-owner…
Read moreEverything changed about the Best Picture race in 2009, when the Academy adopted the preferential ballot as their Best Picture voting method. This was the same year the Best Picture…
Read moreThe older I get, the more I understand why the powers that be called it “soul music.” It’s the sound that wafted through my childhood when my folks cleaned the…
Read moreVíctor Erice’s 1973 film “The Spirit of the Beehive,” which is currently being shown in South Korean theaters after his recent comeback “Close Your Eyes,” has delicately sublime qualities to…
Read moreOn January 5th, Bad Bunny released his sixth studio album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (I should have taken more photos). By now, you will find no shortage of reviews and/or…
Read moreIs it still cool to love Quentin Tarantino? It’s hard to tell. It could just be the controversies around both “The Hateful Eight” and “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,”…
Read moreFor a generation of movie lovers, Siskel & Ebert’s annual special “If We Picked the Winners” was a major event. It wasn’t just predictions of who would win the Oscars…
Read moreThe papal thriller “Conclave” steps behind the secretive walls of The Vatican during the complicated traditions of voting for a new Pope. It has been nominated for eight Academy Awards…
Read more10 NEW TO NETFLIX “About Time““The Founder““How to Train Your Dragon““Magic Mike XXL““The Nice Guys““Parasite““Queen & Slim““Sing““Spencer““Two Lovers“ 13 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Cronos” (Criterion) One of the best directors of…
Read more“Ghost in the Shell” has been haunting my thoughts. I’ve watched Mamoru Oshii’s classic anime countless times, and no matter how long it’s been since my last viewing, certain images…
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