Films

Carey Mulligan as Cassie, who’s out for revenge in Promising Young Woman. photo: FOCUS FEATURES
Films

Rounding up the best movies of 2020

By Michael Snyder

Despite pandemic-mandated obstacles such as theater closures and postponed blockbusters, there were some excellent movies released in 2020. Here are 10 of my English language favo... Read More
Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes, and Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes in the Netflix film Enola Holmes. Photo: Alex Bailey/Legendary
Films

Holmes is where her heart is

Sherlock’s sister follows in his footsteps
By Michael Snyder

In addition to revisiting the hidden perils of small-town America in the 1980s, and introducing viewers to the deadly Demogorgon and the Upside Down dimension, the breakout Ne... Read More
Irène Curie (Indica Watson ) with her mother, Marie Curie (Rosamund Pike), at a Parisian sidewalk cafe in Radioactive. Photo Courtesy of Amazon Studios
Films

Sisters in rock and research

Pioneers get their moment in the spotlight
By Michael Snyder

Regardless of gender, it isn’t easy being a pioneer, and historically, it’s been even tougher for women to blaze new paths in fields long dominated by men. Now, decades after ... Read More
Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan in Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip to Greece, an IFC Films release. Photo: courtesy of IFC Films
Films

Of alien invasions and aliens abroad

By Michael Snyder

With indoor theaters shuttered, summer movie blockbusters may be on hold or bumped to later in the year. Don’t despair. Exciting new releases are available to stream at home. He... Read More
Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe from the trailer for the film Some Like It Hot. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Films

The prescription is laughter: Vintage comedies

By Michael Snyder

In dire times, comedy is needed more than ever. Absurdist playwright Eugene Ionesco had it right with his observation, “We laugh so as not to cry.” Even if laughter isn’t re... Read More
Steve Coogan stars in Greed. Photo: COURTESY Mostly British Film Festival
Films

February film-fest frenzy

Local festivals offer films for a variety of interests
By Michael Snyder

Film festivals are a boon to any movie lover with the time, energy, and cash to spend day after day and hour upon hour in darkened theaters for the express purpose of drinking in w... Read More
Films

From big screen to stream

The best movies of 2019
By Michael Snyder

From all current evidence, the seasons of the year have become subject to the whims of climate change, but there’s one annual time period that seems immutable to anything sho... Read More
Films

Don’t fear the subtitles

By Michael Snyder

Despite Hollywood’s continuing global prominence, more of the best movies are coming from other countries and in languages other than English. Reading subtitles while watching on... Read More
Films

Love and loss with Anton Yelchin

By Michael Snyder

Love, Antosha is a forthright, detailed documentary about the short, incandescent life of actor Anton Yelchin, and it’s a heartbreaker. Directed by Garret Price, the movie uses c... Read More
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Quentin Tarantino’s newest film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. photo: COURTESY CTMG / sony pictures
Films

Big-screen summer scene

By Michael Snyder

The summer movie season doesn’t care to wait until the official debut of summer later this month. The parade of midyear big-screen diversions got rolling on Memorial Day weekend,... Read More
Films

Biopics and fictionalized realities

By Michael Snyder

Lately, it feels like every other new movie is based on or inspired by real people and true events. And even if that’s an exaggeration, you need only look at what’s currently p... Read More
Films

The inevitability of the Oscars

By Michael Snyder

If it’s midwinter, we should gear up for our annual visit from Oscar, 91 years old this year. In other words, the 91st annual presentation of the Academy Awards is scheduled to m... Read More
Films

Playing favorites with 2018’s best movies

By Michael Snyder

The start of a new year is an ideal time to reflect on the previous 12 months. For someone who reviews movies, that means assembling a best-of-the-previous-year list. So without fu... Read More
Films

More foodie films on the menu

Films to whet your appetite
By Michael Snyder

The cinema subgenre of foodie movies may be an acquired taste (sorry), but it’s sizeable and engaging enough that I actually wrote an entire column about it in November 2014. Now... Read More
Films

Scaring up fear on film

By Michael Snyder

As we sink deeper into autumn and the end of October looms, the thoughts of many Americans — young and old — turn to Halloween, the spookiest holiday of the year (unless you’... Read More


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