Rosewood
February 21, 1997 | Given the facts that inspired the makers of Rosewood, it shouldn't be surprising that so much of the movie, for good or ill, has the look and feel…
I Am Vegenace: Retaliation
OK, a quick show of hands: How many of you actually knew there was a movie titled I Am Vegeance released in 2018? Wow, that many? Well, that’s probably why…
The Pebble and the Penguin
April 14, 1995 | Very small children may be entertained, or at least temporarily distracted, by The Pebble and the Penguin, but their parents will be counting each minute that ticks…
Wings of Desire
July 15, 1988 | Wim Wenders, the German filmmaker heretofore best known for gray funks and aimless despair, makes an extraordinary leap of faith in Wings of Desire. From the exquisite…
Yours, Mine, & Ours
November 23, 2005 | During last year’s holiday movie season, you could catch a fleeting glimpse of Dennis Quaid subbing for James Stewart in director John Moore’s remake of Flight of…
Trouble The Water
October 31, 2008 | Talk about being in the wrong place at the right time: Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rapper and self-described “street hustler” living in the Lower Ninth Ward…
Then She Found Me
May 9, 2008 | In Then She Found Me, her smart, subtle and seriously funny debut effort as a feature film director, Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt offers an ensemble of…
Starting Out in the Evening
January 3, 2008 | Leonard Schiller (Frank Langella) is a retired professor and out-of-print novelist who has spent the last decade of his golden years at work on a book…
The Rape of Europa
January 11, 2008 | While vividly illuminating a little-known chapter of World War II history — and revealing that, alas, the book has not yet closed on the subject —…
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
March 7, 2008 | According to the credits, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is based on a well-regarded, recently rediscovered 1938 novel by British author Winifred Watson. But you…