GOODFELLAS (1990)
Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.
SHERLOCK, 4.3 – ‘The Final Problem’
If this is the end of Sherlock then, I have to say, so be it. In this fourth series, it has eschewed the mythology...
HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940)
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920)
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
SHERLOCK, 4.2 – ‘The Lying Detective’
Sherlock’s almost manic necessity for tricky narrative transition calms down a bit this week, fortunately. There are less wipes, dissolves, and multiple POVs cluttering...
BROADWAY DANNY ROSE (1984)
In his attempts to reconcile a lounge singer with his mistress, a hapless talent agent is mistaken as her lover by a jealous gangster.
DONNIE DARKO (2001)
A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a rabbit costume, who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes across town, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.
THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (1985)
In New Jersey, 1935, a character from a movie enters the real world...
2017: TRUE LIFE STORIES AT THE MOVIES
There are some exciting movies to look forward to in 2017, but it some of the best may be telling stories taken straight from reality...
SILENCE (2016)
In the 17th-century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Catholicism...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.3 – ‘Travelers’
The third episode, “Travelers”, shows the main characters undergoing a transformation as each heads off in a separate direction. While this is slowly helping...