“I am not a thief.” When recently paroled Dennis writes these words, he believes them. And defiantly sticks them to the window of the house where his estranged wife lives. He’s going straight. But lif
“Hey! Where did you get those clothes? At the toilet store?” There are movies out there that I flock to when I need to unwind and separate myself from the world around me. There are films I frequen
As surely as any Esther Williams or Jackie Chan flick, “Frances Ha” (2013) sells the distinctive screen appeal of its star, Greta Gerwig. You will either buy in or you won't, but if you resist the pit
**“Getaway”**failed before it even got going. Any film that puts Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez into a car together and forces them to interact while they drive around really fast is bound to start and
Anyone familiar with Larry David’s work on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Seinfeld” knows that he runs the gamut of coincidence, irony, awkwardness and anxiety-ridden obsessiveness. He has a unique and u
The first part of this review was written by John Puccio in 2004 in regards to Warner Bros. SD release of “City Lights.” The rest of the review was written by Christopher Long for the 2013 Criterion B
Yasujiro Ozu's exceptional “Tokyo Story” (1953) yields potential readings to suit all temperaments. The die-hard optimist might draw inspiration from the dignified manner in which the characters endu
Nearly every time Disney releases a major animated feature, some fly-by-night outfit tries to catch a tailwind and market a generic DVD by the same title (since titles can’t be copyrighted), hoping th
In a familiar premise, Turbo (Ryan Reynolds) wants more out of life than what his biological limitations or station in life will allow. His is the same spirit that made man want to fly—only this fello
Australia has brought the world some terrific films that have wide audience appeal such as “Mad Max”, “Muriel’s Wedding” and “Gallipoli”. They can do grittiness and black humor with the best of them.
D.W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” made a bundle of money but was criticized for its amorality, prompted by what, to many, seemed like a glorification of the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith responded by u
Desperate people do desperate things, and every so often, those things pan out a-okay. More often than not, however, they blow up and get really messy, really quickly. That’s essentially the premise b