Starring:
Penélope Cruz
Review:
You may get whiplash following the twists and turns in the
latest wild ride from Spain?s Pedro Almodóvar. But it hurts
so good. Broken Embraces is the fourth film in which
Almodóvar has directed his muse, Penélope Cruz. They
bring out something elemental in each other, even when a plot
defies description. Cruz plays Lena, a hooker-turned-actress […]

Continue reading " Broken Embraces "

Starring:
Review: In Taiji, Japan, fishermen lure dolphins, about 23,000 a year, into a hidden cove and brutally
harpoon them to sell their often-contaminated flesh as whale meat. Director Louie Psihoyos, aided
by Richard O’Barry, a former dolphin trainer (he worked on the TV series Flipper), joins with
other advocates (Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere included) to stop this […]

Continue reading " The Cove "

Starring:
Michelle Williams
Review:
Simple story, beautifully told. A distressed dropout named Wendy
(the sublime Michelle Williams) and her dog Lucy hop in her beat-up
Honda and leave Indiana for Alaska, Wendy’s cautious hope for a new
frontier. But when the car dies in Oregon and Lucy goes missing,
Wendy faces hard choices and a hard-pressed America that keeps
closing doors. […]

Continue reading " Wendy and Lucy "

Starring:
Catherine Deneuve
Review:
Holiday films in the hands of Hollywood make me puke. Mom is
usually expiring from something terminal while the family dresses
the Christmas tree with brave smiles. This French knockout,
tough-minded and all the more affecting for it, turned my head
around. It hits hard — even the laughs are killers. I should
say that Mom (Catherine […]

Continue reading " Christmas Tale "

Starring:
Catherine Deneuve
Review:
Holiday films in the hands of Hollywood make me puke. Mom is
usually expiring from something terminal while the family dresses
the Christmas tree with brave smiles. This French knockout,
tough-minded and all the more affecting for it, turned my head
around. It hits hard — even the laughs are killers. I should
say that Mom (Catherine […]

Continue reading " A Christmas Tale "