Butter – Movie Review
Coming of age comedy "Butter" slippery in execution but tasty in thought
Small Engine Repair – Movie Review
Indy drama-thriller highlights Manchester, New Hampshire
Ma Belle, My Beauty – Movie Review
2021 Sundance Film Festival audience award winner deserves accolades
My Name is Bulger – Documentary Review
My Name is Bulger is not an apologia, but it is a defense.
If you live in New England, you are almost certainly aware of James “Whitey” Bulger and his infamous, criminal career. To a lesser extent, you are a...
This Is A Robbery: Docu-Series Review of Gardner Museum Art Heist
Who stole the Gardner Museum paintings? This documentary seeks to answer the question.
Four Games in Fall – Documentary Review
Documentary argues compellingly for Tom Brady's innocence in Deflategate.
‘Tis the Season – Movie Award Season
Thoughts on choosing the best films of the year
The Personal History of David Copperfield – Movie Review
New Dickens adaptation tries hard to be different...perhaps too hard.
The Disrupted – Documentary Review
There are a multitude of approaches to criticism. One among them is seen less these days—the so called “new” school of criticism. This is the theory that we should evaluate a work of art only on its merits and ...
Rebuilding Paradise – Documentary Film Review
Ron Howard's documentary strikes the right note in troubling times
The King of Staten Island – Movie Review
John Ford’s career as a director is defined largely by the western, its brand of rough justice. Martin Scorsese, the mob film and the fascination and repulsion of organized crime. Though I wouldn’t put Judd Apa...
Drifting – Short Film Review
Effective short film tackles cultural issues in contemporary China
