Film
Actor Russell Crowe’s directorial debut is visually gripping and very well acted — but its ending is disappointingly hokey.
Paul Dano invests the younger Brian Wilson with focused ecstasy, especially during his creation of the landmark album, Pet Sounds.
In his Boston Globe review, Ty Burr complained Félix and Meira was needlessly slow in the telling. I felt that the movie is needlessly discreet.
Aloha comes across as Cameron Crowe’s baffling artistic suicide note to his adoring public.
Get your maps and open up your calendar app—it’s time to plan your summer of jazz in New England.
Film Interview: No Jumping to Conclusions in ‘Sunshine Superman” — Talking to Director Marah Strauch
Marah Strauch’s documentary tries to fathom Carl Boenish’s motive for taking his last leap.
What happens when someone performs at the highest possible level of an art form and then has to give it up?
Making Archie’s Betty compelled Gerald Peary to confront his inner Archie: “The more I made this movie, the more personal it got.
There is no doubt about the creativity in this mix of short films. But are they all suitable fare for eight-year-olds?
Happily, Blythe Danner is the central figure in an immensely pleasurable indie film that blends the integrity of an art film with the cozy accessibility of the mainstream.

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