Film
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as Stan and Ollie.
In India, they were known as “Jaadya Aani Radya” (“Stout and Worrywart”). The Danes called them “Gøg og Gokke” (“Wacky and Pompous”). |
 A film not about war but about soldiers, and one of the best ever made on the subject. |
Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges in Ben is Back.
If you go to the movies on a regular basis, your likely reaction to the first reel of Ben is Back is likely to be déjà vu: it’s like a scene from the... |
Clint Eastwood in The Mule.
Never believe any performers when they say they’re going to retire. |
Natalie Portman in Vox Lux.
An uneven mess narratively, no idea what its political stance is regarding anything that it pretends to comment on. |
Emma Stone in The Favourite.
Will the moviegoing public ever get sick of British royalty? It seems unlikely. |
Swimming With Men, playing at the North Park Theatre.
Reviews of Swimming With Men, Maria by Callas, The Mercy, and Catcher in the Rye With Diamonds. |
Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book.
A mismatched buddies movie that doesn’t embrace the concept of subtlety; in fact, they’re just about perfect strangers. |