We all know someone who has a capacity like no other to charm us into anything, then let us down hard. For Laura Jaconi (Vera Farmiga), this someone is her father, Jack (Christopher Plummer), an endea…
All the Money in the World was barely on the pop-culture radar (a violent kidnapping movie coming out at Christmas? how cheerful!), but the news cycle of the last few months gave it an unwitting publi…
When Zev Guttman (Christopher Plummer) stumbles from his bed in an assisted living facility, calling for his dead wife, Ruth, there is little to suggest that this fragile old man would be capable of c…
I loved watching Inside Daisy Clover with my mom when I was little, but the only part that really stuck with me was Daisy (Natalie Wood) sticking her head in the oven. In fact, it came as a slight sho…
There aren't a lot of sweet movies these days, and by "sweet" I don't mean sentimental or family friendly. I mean nice movies about regular folks. Elsa and Fred is a pleasant exception to this phenome…
Sometimes I feel compelled to review movies not because I think anyone is going to run out and see them, but to prove to myself that they exist. I figure one day some poor soul will stumble upon them …
