Film
 If you’re a fan of urban crime dramas—Coppola’s The Godfather, Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, David Mamet’s early work—you’ |
Jennifer Aniston and Adriana Barraza in Cake.
Jennifer Aniston didn’t really deserve an Oscar nomination; Essie Davis might have. |
Paddington: Politer than your average bear.
Paddington, Blackhat, The Wedding Ringer |
Bradley Cooper in American Sniper
“Based on a true story.” How I’ve come to dread seeing those words at the start of a film. |
Selma
Selma has earned a place among the very few respectable and involving American movie treatments of historical characters, forces, and events. |
 Is there any point in adding another negative review of a universally panned movie that made bucketloads of money in its opening weekend? Probably not, but,... |
Joaquin Phoenix in Inherent Vice.
It’s easier to say what Inherent Vice isn’t than what it is. |
 Poet John Barlow reflects on ills of society through the lens of Hollywood schmaltz. |