The 88th Academy Awards was full of surprises and some truly cringeworthy moments. “Spotlight” won best picture, which was a shock to all, but perhaps the most startling event of the night was comedian Chris Rock’s opening monologue. After the academy did not recognize a single actor of color for the second year in a...
Jan. 30, 1945: Thousands of refugees huddle in a repurposed German luxury liner, desperate to escape the death throes of the Nazi regime. Aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, the decks are crowded, the night is dark, and the silence is haunting. And then a sound tears through the ship, signalling the beginning of the end: Bang....
The Force has awakened, because J.J. Abrams’ long-anticipated “Star Wars” film is exactly what it ought to be. Since it has been well over a month now since “The Force Awakens” was released in theaters, we can afford to step back and examine this extraordinarily low-stakes debate from a more balanced perspective. You have heard...
It is clearly a “Star Wars” film. There is the ever gruff and blasé Harrison Ford attempting to reprise a less arthritic version of himself. There is Carrie Fisher arising from the ether to recapitulate the mythos cemented in the days when Jabba kept her by his side in flimsy garments. There are lightsabers, blasters,...
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2” has all the components of a great movie: thrilling action scenes, spectacular special effects, and even an emotive score. Nevertheless, it provides a different conclusion to the series than the one readers received in the book. A few days after the movie hit theaters, author Suzanne Collins published a...