the passionate moviegoer

The near-perfect David Fincher-Aaron Sorkin collaboration, "The Social Network," works essentially as a probing, precient and ver...

Few things surprise me more in life than a hugely anticipated film that disappoints. Case in point: the beautifully rendered animation of J....

Richard Quine's "Bell, Book and Candle" (1958) is one of those rare films that not only seems to improve with age but also st...

The beleaguered film critics fraternity - and I do mean fraternity - received something of a respite this week with two major announcments...

Anton Corbijn's "The American" is much like its star - sinewy, thoughtful and not at all unpleasant to be around. The star, ...