In telling a story about a few unrecognized key figures in the space program, the movie gives dimension to how racial and gender equality contributed to technical progress. Read More »
DOC NYC Film Review: ‘The Sunshine Makers’
The songs "Walking on Sunshine" and "Sunny" are code. For what? Read More »
Zoe Saldana Bites the Hand that Feeds Her, Blames Hollywood for Trump Victory
The rumors about why Donald Trump won the presidency started mere hours after the media announced his victory. Theories about how and why ranged from political to socio-economic. But actress Zoe Saldana thinks part of the blame lies with one group: Hollywood. Read More »
Movie Review: ‘The Founder’ Starring Michael Keaton
What vital personal quality do you need to become successful? The answer may surprise you. Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Patriot’s Day’
A memorable example of how hate defeats itself; love binds and communities can regenerate. Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Manchester by the Sea’
Kenneth Lonergan's 'Manchester by the Sea' is the subtlest and most perceptive film about grief that I have ever seen. Read More »
Gloria Steinem and Director Nanfu Wang at ‘Hooligan Sparrow’ Screening and Q and A
This film is of incalculable worth because it documents on-the-ground, the live footage of the subterranean life in China in one of the most repressive stages of its modern history since the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square. Read More »
Blu-ray/DVD review: ‘Deepwater Horizon’
In "Deepwater Horizon" the filmmakers keep the action realistic not flashy, with considerable suspense. Read More »
Movie Review: ‘La La Land’
"La La Land" crystallizes one of the truest reasons for why we go to old-fashioned musicals in the first place: escapist wish fulfillment. Read More »
Interview: Gastón Pavlovich Producer of ‘Silence,’ Starring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver
There’s much more intolerance now and there’s much more religious persecution in many parts of the world, Read More »
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