Priscilla Dean Gives New Meaning to the Silent Film Heroine
Priscilla Dean was a major silent film star, an action heroine and comic actress, now often forgotten, though she worked with Lois Weber, Phil Rosen, and even Laurel and Hardy. Many of her
‘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