La La Land
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling make this modern-day musical, set in a version of L.A.…
Lion
This based-on-a-true-story (which was based on a book) film deserves its label as a crowd…
Hidden Figures
Until I read about this movie, I had no idea of the role played by…
Cameraperson
Kirsten Johnson is a documentary cinematographer who has stitched together footage from over the last…
Julieta
One of the less melodramatic (but quietly dramatic) films by Pedro Almodovar. The acting is…
Things to Come
I think I would enjoy watching the great French actress Isabelle Huppert in any film,…
Miss Sloane
I enjoy Jessica Chastain’s work and I am quite fond of political dramas, but this…
Jackie
Natalie Portman is in top form with her portrayal of Jackie Kennedy in the aftermath…
The Other Half
This is one close-up and intense look at mental illness in the troubled relationship of…
Rogue One
Do I really need to tell you about the plot of this new installment of…
Neruda
Everything in this Chilean movie is open for interpretation as a fictional police detective chases…