Movies

There are, so the cliched-inclined tell us, only two things that are certain in life – death and taxes. To this exceptionally short and likely inaccurate list, a great many people might also add, that the sequel to a hit movie will inevitably be a woeful and unmitigated mess, or Continue Reading

Can you contain the searing truth and undeniable essence of a powerfully true story in a less than adventurous vessel? Usually not, and yet in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, directed by Lee Daniels to screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, that is essentially what happens as we Continue Reading

SNAPSHOTSam (Karen Gillan) was only 12 years old when her mother Scarlet (Lena Headey), an elite assassin, was forced to abandon her. Sam was raised by The Firm, the ruthless crime syndicate her mother worked for. Now, 15 years later, Sam has followed in her mother’s footsteps and grown into Continue Reading

SNAPSHOTLights up on Washington Heights… The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who Continue Reading

A haunting, deeply affecting painful, and yet hopeful beauty suffuses every last meditative moment of Land, a film that tackles the often misunderstood issue of grief in ways both nuanced and confronting. Directed by Robin Wright, Land tells the story of Edee (played by Wright), a woman so consumed by Continue Reading