‘Youth’ Review: Old and Tired
The last film that director Paolo Sorrentino delivered was the Oscar-winning ‘The Great Beauty‘, which liberally borrowed from Federico Fellini’s iconic ‘La dolce vita‘. For his follow-up, Sorrentino ...
The last film that director Paolo Sorrentino delivered was the Oscar-winning ‘The Great Beauty‘, which liberally borrowed from Federico Fellini’s iconic ‘La dolce vita‘. For his follow-up, Sorrentino ...
In the series finale of ‘The Newsroom’, Will McAvoy gives up being a news anchor and joins a Country-Western band! Well, that’s exactly what it may have felt like to viewers who tuned in late to the episode. As s...
Despite not having anything to do with a historical news story, nor even featuring any scenes of characters delivering an on-the-air report or commentary, the second episode of the final season of ‘The Newsroom’ is ano...
‘This Is Where I Leave You’ is a kindler, gentler version of ‘August: Osage County’ to watch with your mom. The movie plays mild family dysfunction for mild laughs and milder drama. It’s like a cup of...
One wonders if ‘Election Night, Part II’ was written with the thought that it might be a series ender for ‘The Newsroom’. The Season 2 finale has no cliffhangers, and at least two major characters wind up a...
Episode 7 of ‘The Newsroom’ is the one that viewers have been waiting for all season long. The Genoa story finally makes it onto the air and the lies behind it begin to unravel. While the episode contains less of the h...
Much like how ‘Forest Gump’ was a feather in the wind, observing and interacting with major historic events through the decades, ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’ uses a similar plot device as we follow a bla...
Yes, I fully realize that this post is very late. Due to time commitments, and frankly a little lack of interest, I gave up recapping Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Newsroom’ just over halfway through the show’s first...
I really want to like ‘The Newsroom’. Honestly, I’m not rooting for it to fail. I want it to be the show that it has the potential to be. Unfortunately, from the episodes that have aired so far, it has become gla...
It’s a holiday week here in the United States, but not a gift-giving holiday. The home video studios have cut back the Blu-ray release slate to a minimum. Even within that, however, are a handful of titles to keep your eyes ...