Fiddler: Miracle of Miracles (2019)
This is a terrific documentary about the making of Fiddler on the Roof from its origins in Yiddish theater to Broadway and Hollywood. Click the title to read my review.
The Old Man and the Gun (2018)
An old man with two accomplices, robs banks, falls in love with a widow, but can’t stay from crime, while a determined cop stays on his trail.
Alpha (2018)
If you like “a boy and his dog” movies, you’ll love director, Albert Hughes Alpha, set some 20,000 years ago in Europe. During a hunt Keda (Kodi Smit-McPhee), the timid son of a chief falls over a cliff and is left for dead on a ledge that no one can reach. When he awakens, the …
A War (2015)
During the Afghanistan War a Danish commander struggles with life & death issues while his wife also struggles with her children affected by his absence.
Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)
A woman seeks independence during the late Victorian Age by running a farm herself & refusing at first 2 suitors but falling for a 3rd, leading to dire problems.
Cinderella (2015)
Kenneth Brannagh and Lily James of ‘Downton’ give us a wonderfully romantic new Cinderella. Click to read my entire review.
Leviathan (2014)
I’m giving this Oscar-nominated Russian film 5 out of 5 stars. Click the image to read my entire review.
American Sniper (2014)
This is the true story of legendary American SEAL Chris Kyle, America’s most lethal sniper, who fought demons at home as well as enemies in Iraq.
Words and Pictures (2013)
A prep school English teacher arguing with an art teacher that words are more important than pictures gets virtually all of the students excited & involved.
Film Capsules April 2014
To read the longer review click onto the film title. Cesar Chavez Rated PG-13. Malachi 3:5. This film biography of the great Hispanic Grape Boycott leader will remind us that the battle for decent wages, working conditions was as hard fought by Hispanics and as stoutly resisted as the Civil Rights struggle was for African …