Robert Kennedy’s life was understandably overshadowed by his better-known brother, John. But when the Senator and former Attorney General decided to run for the presidency himself, he launched a dynamic, charismatic campaign that turned him into something closer to a rock star. Speaking to those Americans most marginalized and overlooked, Bobby touched those on the […]

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Casino Royale isn’t simply the best Bond film in years. It is one of the best Bond films ever.

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I first saw the Academy Award festooned Capote when it was shown at the 2005 Telluride Film Festival. A sumptuously beautiful film with captivating performances, Capote deserved the lavish praise it would later get in wide release. So it was that when I discovered another film about Truman Capote’s life — specifically the time period […]

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According to Genesis, in the early days after creation, humankind decided to build a massive tower capable of reaching into the heavens. Angry at His creation’s pride and arrogance, God confused their languages so that they could no longer understand one another. Unable to communicate, the work was halted and the builders scattered across the […]

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In 1921, Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello premiered his most famous play, “Six Characters in Search of an Author.” In it, the audience watches what appears to be the dress rehearsal for a play only to be interrupted by the arrival of six characters who insist on being given life and the opportunity to tell […]

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While I assumed Borat would be hilarious, it wasn’t extremely high on my priority list (what comedy is?). Still, I knew I wanted to see it if for no other reason than to stay current in what has become one of the largest culture conversations in our country.
Yes, the film is funny—side-splittingly, belly-achingly so. Borat […]

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There is a scene in Little Children where Sarah Pierce (Kate Winslet) describes to a skeptical book club audience why she loved the novel “Madame Bovary.” A tale of tragedy, bravery, stupidity, passion and wickedness, there’s hardly an element of the book that doesn’t find its way onto the screen in these characters’ lives. Sarah […]

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