Tag: film review
Reel Remarks: French New Wave
In some circumstances, conflict brings resolution, criticism gives way to celebration, and formula is abolished by experiment.
Welcome, the French New Wave.
While not an official...
Film Review: Brooklyn
By Joan Ellis
See “Brooklyn” when you’re feeling peaceful. This flawless, quiet movie breaks all the usual rules and washes gently over any audience. Don’t...
Film Review: Suffragette
‘Suffragette’ Rated PG-13
By Joan Ellis
It’s dark, intense, and horrifying. That’s Suffragette, and if you think you’ll be watching a piece of history involving women marching peacefully...
Film Review: 'Truth'
By Joan Ellis
Truth. Rated R
It would be easy to describe “Truth” as the story of the high profile downfall of newsman Dan Rather. As a young...
Film Review: Freeheld
By Joan Ellis
Freeheld has been made with great care by people with a deep sense of mission for the cause of gay marriage. The movie...
‘Pawn Sacrifice’ – Rated PG-13
By Joan Ellis
Where were you when chess prodigy Bobby Fischer was becoming a legend? If you were around in the ‘50s, you began to...
