Priscilla Dean Gives New Meaning to the Silent Film Heroine
Priscilla Dean was a major silent film star, an action heroine and comic
February 14, 2021
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Is the Superhero Movie We Need But Don’t Deserve
“It’s not about ‘deserve,’ it’s about what
January 25, 2021
‘The Ringmaster’ Goes from Onion Rings to Mental Breakdowns
Documentaries are among the most deceptive of cinematic genres, shaping the
January 25, 2021
A Female Serial Killer Plagues Bremen in ‘Effigy: Poison and the City’
Gesche Gottfried was one of Germany’s most notorious (and
December 21, 2020
‘French Exit’ Maddens By Being So Damn Good (NYFF58)
Making a film about shiftless Manhattanites who have to sell off all their
October 12, 2020
‘Nomadland’ is an Oscar-worthy Examination of the American Soul (NYFF58)
Director Chloe Zhao is proving to be one of the great chroniclers of the
October 5, 2020
‘MLK/FBI’ Poses Complex Questions Without Easy Answers (NYFF58)
Can we judge a man’s character through the eyes of his enemies? How do we
September 20, 2020
The Ecstasy of Steve McQueen’s ‘Lovers Rock’ (NYFF58)
“How are they still awake?” I asked as I came to the end of Steve McQueen’s
September 18, 2020