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Favorite Film Experiences 2021

As the movies of 2021 now compete with screentime and theater space, here’s my list of films that surprised and … More

Best of 2021

Processing Grief: “Drive My Car” and “The Lost Daughter”

The Holiday Season: festive lights, families gathering, and grief. Yes, this is both the merriest time and a time to … More

Dakota Johnson, Drive My Car, Elena Ferrante, Haruki Murikami, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olivia Colman, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, The Lost Daughter, Toko Miura

Black & White and PRESTIGE All Over

Denzel Washington strides down a castle corridor ominously carrying a knife. A boy brandishes a wooden sword in 1960’s Ireland. … More

Caitriona Balfe, Ciarán Hinds, Gaby Hoffmann, Jamie Dornan, Joaquin Phoenix, Jude Hall, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Mike Millls, Rebecca Hall, Ruth Negga, Tessa Thompson, Woody Norman

The Power of the Cumberbatch

When did you first experience Benedict Cumberbatch? Was it in the British television series, “Sherlock” (2010-) when you first beheld … More

Benedict Cumberbatch, Jane Campion, Telluride Film Festival, The Courier, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, The Imitation Game, The Power of the Dog

How BEST is different this year

What helped you get your through the Pandemic Lockdown? Did you start off watching “Tiger King”; feeling equal parts incredulous … More

Amanda Seyfried, Carey Mulligan, Emerald Fennell, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, George Clooney

Searching for Home –“Nomadland”

One of the first things I do when moving to a new town is to search for an arthouse cinema. … More

Bob Wells, Chloe Zhao, Joshua James Richards, Ludovico Einaudi, Nomadland, RV Living

Big Stories, Small Screens

Does HOW you watch a movie, effect it’s popularity? It may effect the box office and award prospects of a … More

Alexadre Desplats, George Clooney, Helena Zengel, James Newton Howard, Peter Greengrass, Tom Hanks

Why the Popularity of “The Queen’s Gambit” is an Antidote to Shameful Streaming

There’s been so much stupidity. During our first lock-down for the Pandemic, many of us streamed the Soap Opera-Reality Show-Trash … More

Allan Scott, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chess, Netflix, Scott Frank, The Queens Gambit, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Walter Tevis

Gilding the Lily: “The Glorias”

‘The Glorias’ (streaming on Amazon Prime Video; for sale on other platforms) “Encountering new places and people can unsettle our assumptions”, Gloria … More

Gloria Steinem, Gloria: A Life, Julie Taymor, Mrs America, The Glorias

Honoring Justice Ginsburg — VOTE!

Many of us are in mourning for the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Notorious RBG. Diminutive in stature, … More

Armie Hammer, Felicity Jones, On the Basis of Sex, RBG

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