Monthly Archives: June 2014

Rare is the end-of-life melodrama that doesn’t traffic in “Disease of the Week/Weeper of the Week” cliches. “Lullaby” certainly does. But this terminal illness tale rises above the form, mainly thanks to a stellar cast and a refusal to drift … Continue reading →

Something about the label “Hellion” implies a sense of impish fun and mischief. But 13 year-old Jacob Wilson (Josh Wiggins) sets fires, trashes vehicles in the parking lot while his fellow Texans enjoy a high school football game and has … Continue reading →

Imagine a Pedro Almodovar horror comedy.There’d be violence and cross-dressing, graphic discussion of exotic sexual practices and homo-eroticism. Gender politics would take center stage.It would have witches, naturally. And Carmen Maura would play their queen. “Witching and Bitching” is a … Continue reading →

How hard can it be to get “A Coffee in Berlin”? Damned near impossible, it turns out. Niko (Tom Schilling) is a baby-faced lad of about 20, has no luck finding a cup. And in this winning, dry and hip … Continue reading →

　 Small, remote town pulls every trick in the book to land itself a much-needed town doctor. The locals are always colorful and quirky, the new doc, a Big Medicine cynic. Maybe he’s a New Yorker, as he was on … Continue reading →

What George Lucas once said about girls — something along the lines of “If you figure out what 12 year old girls will like, you’re set for life” — is true in spades this weekend. It’s an estrogen-owned box office, … Continue reading →

MIAMI BEACH — Canadians are easy to spot in Florida. Guys like Jay Baruchel don’t have to open their mouths and drop an “a-boat” or “I’ve never BEAN here before” to give away the game. They’re pink. “I’m like a … Continue reading →

By day, Donna Stern works in Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books sin Brooklyn. By night, the cute 28 year-old has a few drinks — and a few more — and gets up on stage at her favorite dive and does stand-up.It’s … Continue reading →

Let’s hold this truth to be self-evident. Nobody ever changed his or her deep rooted political beliefs by watching a political documentary. Ever.Such films, from the Jerry Falwell backed attacks on the Clintons to Michael Moore’s Jeremiads, to “Hillary: The … Continue reading →

  The reviews, if you look closely at them, are closer to lukewarm endorsements than “Gotta see this!” raves. But “Edge of Tomorrow” has Tom Cruise, dying, comically, dozens of times. Played for laughs. Head shots, impalings, crushed in accidents, … Continue reading →