Gerald Peary
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is fairly entertaining, fairly decent, but that’s about it.
Read MoreBergman Island is a curious, intelligent film that suffers from a disappointing breakdown.
Read MoreEach month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Read MoreThe Road to Ruin is a practically unknown film begging for discovery, and to be championed as a startling example of pre-Code cinema. And as a keystone for creating a directorial reputation for “Mrs. Wallace Reid.”
Read MoreEach month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Read MoreOur demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year.
Read MoreSome great old films to watch while you count the days for your anti-COVID injection!
Read MoreThis is a film for another moment in time, an imaginary if not necessarily utopian moment when being Jewish is less roiled and bedeviled from within and without.
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2021
Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year.
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