Drama

Phantom Thread (2017)

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Phantom Thread (2017)

Reynolds Woodcock is a genius with a needle and thread.  As London’s top designer he works in women’s fashion the way that most artists work...
| January 25, 2018
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I, Tonya (2017)

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I, Tonya (2017)

I don’t really give much thought to Tonya Harding.  To be honest, there really isn’t much to think about.  I know the bare bones of...
| December 9, 2017
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (2017)

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (2017)

It is disturbing how inherent violence is in the human collective.  It is a never-ending cycle that goes round and round and will continue to...
| December 5, 2017
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Battle of the Sexes (2017)

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Battle of the Sexes (2017)

I don’t know one thing about the sport of tennis.  In fact, I really don’t know much about sports at all.  I’m not averse to...
| November 15, 2017
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The Dinner (2017)

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The Dinner (2017)

By coincidence, just an hour before screening Owen Moverman’s The Dinner, I was talking with someone about Pulp Fiction.  The conversation took on an impressed...
| November 14, 2017
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Victoria and Abdul (2017)

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Victoria and Abdul (2017)

If you’re familiar with the John Madden’s wonderful 1997 historical biopic Mrs. Brown – the story of a friendship between the mourning Queen Victoria and...
| September 21, 2017
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The 2017 Sidewalk Film Festival Reviews: The Strange Ones (2017)

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The 2017 Sidewalk Film Festival Reviews: The Strange Ones (2017)

To know me is to know that I am one of the most patient filmgoers you’ll ever meet.  I love the work of a director...
| August 31, 2017
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Patriot’s Day (2016)

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Patriot’s Day (2016)

I’ll admit that I did not approach Peter Berg’s Patriot’s Day with a lot of enthusiasm, particularly given his lackluster product in the past.  His...
| December 20, 2016
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