2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (665+ words) I can’t say that one of my favorite filmmakers, Paul Greengrass, made the wisest decision in trying to make a famous “Off with their heads!” peasants’ rebellion the basis for the legend of Robin Hood. The legend seems to date…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (445+ words) I’m standing at the cineplex Thursday night pondering, “Do I duck into ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ after catching “The Dog Stars,” or do I just wait until those “Idiots” Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson, Jr. show up? Silly me. While we…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (902+ words) Anybody who’s ever done restaurant work knows that you grow up fast in a kitchen. Anthony Bourdain knew this world better than most. He lived in it and then wrote about it, first with his blockbuster tell-all “Kitchen Confidential,” and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (875+ words) Get past the gorgeous, glamorous star power in the cast and a tone that lurches from cute to Kafkaesque and the homeless-woman-goes-to-court dramedy “Tow” will still hit you right in the ol’heartstrings. A sentimental tale told with a bitter bite,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1136+ words) It’s hard to remember how “out there” Ross McElwee’s landmark “personal journey” documentary “Sherman’s March” was in 1985. A confessional, cutesie, creepy and revealing snapshot of the South and one privileged movie maker’s revisiting of his romantic past and revelation of…...