Some of the most oppressive policies or practices in a society can stay under the surface. Cillian Murphy plays a man slowly building to confront such a reality in “Small Things Like…
Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” opens with a harrowing moment where firefighters respond to one of the many burning buildings in London under Nazi bombing raids. A firefighter’s face smashes into a firehose, which…
The guilty conscience is one of the great themes in all dramas because we all have one for large or small reasons. Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2” is an engrossing tale of a…
Time certainly flies in Robert Zemeckis’ “Here.” This is one of those films where the experiment of its structure counts for more than the story. For decades this director has been associated…
Two very different Jewish men, bound together by blood and a shared grief, make a pilgrimage in Jesse Eisenberg’s heartfelt comedy-drama “A Real Pain.” Eisenberg not only wrote, directed and co-produced this…
Legendary English outfit the Cure emerged from the feverish post-punk era of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, with their own singular mixture of gothic rock and new wave. Now, 16 years…
