Friday, January 30, 2026

Peering at “The Woman in the Window”

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I t’s  sometimes comforting, at a time of extreme tension, to return to the past. Maybe that’s why I decided to turn off the news reports co...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

On the Couch with "Sentimental Value"

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For months I wanted to watch Sentimental Value , the Norwegian family drama (by auteur Joachim Trier) that won the Grand Prix at Cannes and ...
Friday, January 23, 2026

Once in a Blue Moon (Richard Linklater tries something completely new)

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Filmmaker Richard Linklater was born and raised in Texas, so perhaps it makes sense to call him a maverick. A listing of his more than twent...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

A Star Has Died: Carmen de Lavallade (1931-2025)

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  To my surprise, there’s been no mention of the passing of dancer Carmen de Lavallade in my hometown paper, The Los Angeles Times . Carmen ...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Facing Up to “No Other Choice”

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Korean auteurs seem to have a special talent for black comedy. Frankly, I have no idea why. My weeklong visit to Seoul in 1967 revealed to m...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

All The World’s a Stage: “Hamnet”

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 A fair number of high-powered film critics don’t seem to care for Hamnet. The film was wholly shut out by such august bodies as the New Yor...
Friday, January 9, 2026

Not-So-Young Frankenstein

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I’m afraid the Frankenstein story doesn’t really resonate with me. Circa 1990, when I worked for Roger Corman  at Concorde-New Horizons Pict...