
Simplicity can be a complex thing. Take the old folktale of Trang Quynh, for example – a recipient of the…
Simplicity can be a complex thing. Take the old folktale of Trang Quynh, for example – a recipient of the…
The ailing ones shall stay at the spa. For good. It’s this kind of message that rattles those that Lockhart…
I think it’s safe to assume that the premise of “Hidden Figures” is well known, especially since it has been…
All rise: That distinctive (and burning) chunk of flesh was not Xander Cage. Owing in part to Vin Diesel’s busy schedule,…
In retrospect, the film gods’ late deliverance of Martin Scorsese’s passion project might have been the resulting film’s ultimate blessing….
Fences is a melody teetering on the edge of becoming off-beat until you become swept up—enchanted—in its turbulent dissonance. After squatting in decades-long…
The French Connection— a six-minute car chase scene, anchored by the cross-cutting of a pursuer and his prey as reason…
“Passengers” has fail-safe written all over it: two of cinema’s “it” people in the leads, with an Oscar-nominated director guiding…
The considerable charisma and chemistry of Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence keep the sci-fi adventure Passengers afloat, even if the script easily fixes…
La La Land is more of a musical mashup than a straightforward musical. Through its songs, its wardrobe, and even its palette, it’s…