“A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant, and a bastard.” This is how Billy Wilder described his role in 1960, the year of “The Apartment,” for which he won three Academy Awards as not only director, but also producer and screenwriter. Anthony Lane from The New Yorker wrote of Wilder’s...
Eleanor Shellstrop opens her eyes and finds herself in an unfamiliar waiting room. “Welcome!” reads the bright green text on the wall in front of her. “Everything is fine.” That may or may not be true. Eleanor soon learns that she has died and, thanks to her good deeds on Earth, ended up in the...
Telemachus earned his manhood when he told Penelope to shut up. This proposed paradigm for all Western literary and political discourse is not the way I wanted to start my Women’s History Month. But here we are, in 2018 #MeToo America, and popular classicist, respected author, and famed Twitter victim Mary Beard claims that despite...
Composed entirely of original oil paintings created by 125 artists, “Loving Vincent” is an unusual movie. The film, which focuses on the events following the death of Vincent Van Gogh, is a monumental effort by artists who came together to prove that a truly memorable piece of art takes time and hard work. The film...
As the Oscars draw near, so come musings about which film will win the Best Picture award, and this year nine movies are looking to claim the coveted gold man. And while “Dunkirk” is about bringing men home, it shouldn’t bring home an Oscar for Best Picture. It lacks the character development and backbone that...