REVIEW: 'UNFINISHED' at the MET

'A whole room could have been put together from the subset of works interrupted by the French revolution, including   David’s portrait o...

REVIEW: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (Nichols)

'The director Jeff Nichols  has rather crept up on us, much like his films. He has made four of them — “Shotgun Stories” (2007), “Take S...

BEST FILM SCORES of 2015

1. Carol — Carter Burwell 2. The Revenant — Ryuichi Sakamoto 3.  The Danish Girl  — Alexandre Desplat 4.   Inside Out  — Michael Giacchino 5...

BEST PERFORMANCES of 2015

1. Rooney Mara, Carol 2. Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies 3. Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn 4. Charleze Theron, Mad Max Fury Road 5. Brie Larson,  R...

MOST PROMISING FILMS of 2016

Hail, Caesar! — Coens (Jan)  The Witch — Eggars  (Feb)  Triple 9   — Hillcoat, C. Affleck  Knight  of Cups — Malick, Bale ( March )  Midnig...

REVIEW: STAR WARS Episode VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS (dir. Abrams)

'Let’s get verdicts out of the way: Star Wars Episode VII; The Force Awakens is probably the best in the series since The Empire Strikes...

BEST FILMS of 2015

1. Carol 2. Brooklyn 3. Bridge of Spies 4. The Revenant 5. The Big Short 6.  Son of Saul 7.  Star Wars: The Force Awakens 8 .  the Look of S...