In 1966, a young British boy is having a bar mitzvah but soccer’s World Cup may interfere in this tale that tightropes between schmaltz and comedy, thankfully never falling into the gaping abyss.
A young French beauty attracts two vastly different men. One is a successful writer, the other, a rich spoiled brat. The result is even less appealing than it sounds.
Mike Judge presents, at least in theory, a collection of great animated shorts. If these are the best, one can only shudder at the ones not good enough to be included.
Woody Allen is back and his transformation into European filmmaker is near complete. The result is a Woody-lite fun romp through Spain.
Evelyn Waugh’s sumptuous novel is brought to life as a feast for both the mind and eyes. What more can I say other than we have a big, big winner.
An illicit affair among French aristocrats contains none of the heat and excitement one might expect in this waste of celluloid posing.
It’s the 70’s and punk rock is exploding in L.A. in this biopic of the Germs, a band destined to live in the hearts of a very few but very dedicated fans.
Kent Mackenzie’s 1961 foray into the world of reality drama is back, and it is easy to see why so many recall it as a vital part of an important movement in film.
A young pot dealer is graduating from high school and his psychiatrist/customer is growing up (again) right along with him in this pleasing and unusual tale.
A journalist suffering from brain damage is united with his uncle suffering from Alzheimer’s in a story that may be a comedy or drama. Just like their brains, it’s not all that clear.
