Much of Steven Spielberg’s work – that is, the non-historical dramas – can be divided into two categories. He specializes in sentimentality (think “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” or “A.I. Artificial Intelligence”),...

The June 6, 1944, Allied invasion of Normandy, France was the largest invasion in world history. It changed the course of WWII, and the course of history. Hollywood has chronicled...

Save for 2024’s Bob Dylan film “A Complete Unknown,” most recent biopics have fallen into the trap of what I call “Checklist Biographies” – in which the filmmakers simply check...

I’ve always been what some call a “music person.” I took piano lessons for many years, I played trumpet in high school, and have sung in my church choir since...

Matthew Shear’s first directorial effort, “Fantasy Life,” is a pleasing slice-of-life dramedy in which he plays Sam, an unemployed thirty-something simply trying to find some direction in his life. Through...

Film Review - Project Hail Mary Dr. Ryland Grace is a molecular biologist who published a theory since disproven by the wider scientific community. In his retreat from public life,...

Film Review - The Bride Maggie Gyllenhaal’s second directorial effort, “The Bride!”, almost works as a companion piece to Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 film “Frankenstein.” Although the two films were...

Film Review - Crime 101 In 1985, director William Friedkin gave us “To Live and Die in L.A.” – a police procedural that wasn’t a big hit at the box...

Film Review - Wuthering Heights With its themes of unrequited love, accumulation of vast wealth, and revenge, English author Emily Bronte’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights” would seem to lend itself...

Film Review - No Other Choice Man-su is a husband, father, and successful businessman. A lifelong occupational safety manager for one of South Korea’s major paper manufacturers, Man-su appears to...