Review: Bohemian Rhapsody
As biopics go, Bohemian Rhapsody is not a great movie. But it does feature plenty of strong performances and a final act that more than makes up for its shortcomings…
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Arty Chick’s Middleburg Film Festival Download 2018
Another year at a fabulous festival! I wonder how long this little Virginia horse country festival can keep it up. It's sure to burst its seams soon. This year's slate…
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Mainstream Chick’s Middleburg Film Festival Download (2018)
Despite a few (hotel reservation and RSVP) potholes on the road to this year’s Middleburg Film Festival, all’s well that ends well! And what an ending it was. The closing…
Review: Studio 54
I was never a fan of disco, and you'd have had to drag me kicking and screaming to any club in New York when I lived there, so I was…
Review: The Guilty
This Danish thriller aka Den skyldige is simply amazing. There is just one man on camera through almost all the film's 85 minutes, and you can't look away for a…
Quickie Review: Halloween
The world is a scary place. So do we really need a movie about a homicidal maniac on the loose? Apparently, we do. At least, that’s what Hollywood is counting…
Review: First Man
I love Ryan Gosling (La La Land, Drive, The Notebook). I love space dramas, and true stories, and American heroes. I’m a big fan of director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash, La…
Review: Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable
Garry Winogrand was one of the masters of street photography. He spent decades roaming New York, and later Texas and California, freezing the moments that made statements about the time…
Review: All About Nina
Nina (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is a foul-mouthed comedienne in New York struggling to make her mark. And she's in a sick relationship with a married man. Something's gotta change. Her…
Manhattan Short Film Festival
To call it a festival is a stretch, but it's a cool idea. A panel somewhere looks at a ton of short films from around the world and somehow chooses…
Review: Venom
I don’t think the trailer does this film any favors. It makes Venom look way worse than it is, at least for anyone (like me) who doesn’t have a clue…
Review: Tea With the Dames
The Dames in question are Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Eileen Atkins, four of England best actresses and life-long friends who meet up regularly at Plowright's country home.…
Review: The Sisters Brothers
It seems the western will never die. The allure of rugged men out there slinging guns and making their fortunes panning for gold was too much for French director Jacques…
Review: A Star Is Born
About a week after I first saw the latest version of A Star Is Born, I took advantage of a rainy weekend to catch up on the 1937 original, the…
Quickie Review: The Old Man & The Gun
It’s Robert Redford, visibly older but still charming and fun to watch. And Sissy Spacek, visibly older (to a much lesser degree) but still charming and fun to watch. So,…