Monthly Archives: February 2017

I have made it a point, for years, to make St. Goodell Day a travel day, having little or no interest in the copyright protected “big game” (the NFL’s version of calling their little sports party “yuuuuge”). So I missed … Continue reading →

Some, but not all of the bright, talented kids who got their big break in the Harry Potter movies have built careers after hanging up their wands. So it’s nice to see that there’s life after Luna Lovegood for Evanna … Continue reading →

The science is sloppy, the sentimentality is sloppier in “The Space Between Us,” a sci-fi romance pairing up agreeable leads in a cut-and-paste script. Sci-fi buffs — imagine “Capricorn One” without the suspense, “Starman” without the pathos, all shot on … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever wondered just how co-dependent the relationship between filmmaker and subject can be in the course of filming a documentary, “Left on Purpose” answers that question. And how. Documentarian Justin Schein harbored a lifelong interest in the Yippies … Continue reading →

It wasn’t much of a stretch to say, back in 1993, when I got writer-director Harold Ramis on the phone to talk about “Groundhog Day,” that “Man, you’ve just made your masterpiece.” He was a modest guy who always seemed … Continue reading →