Best Thing I’ve Seen Today
For several years, Seth Meyers and his team at NBC’s “Late Night” have produced some very clever parodies of movie trailer genres. Here they are one after another.
Review: “Till”
My review of a new drama about the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in the Jim Crow south in 1955, and how his mother, Mamie, turned the tragedy into one of the linchpins of the burgeoning civil rights movement.
Review: “Ticket To Paradise”
My review of a new movie in which Julia Roberts and George Clooney play bitterly divorced parents who come together to try to stop the marriage of their daughter to a seaweed farmer in Bali.
Review: “Tár”
My review of a new movie starring Cate Blanchett as one of very few women who have become conductors of major orchestras — but it turns out, she shares some of the same predatory qualities as men who preceded her.
Review: “Raymond and Ray”
My review of a new movie starring Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke whose father has died and, despite their estrangement from him, agree to fulfill his last wish by digging his grave — and there are lots more layers to peel in this story.
Review: “Fiddler’s Journey”
A couple of years ago, I named a documentary about the making of “Fiddler On The Roof” the best of the year. Now, there’s another doc about the classic musical I’ve loved since I was young. Here’s my review.