Amanda Price (Jemima Rooper) is a likable twenty-something Londoner with an appreciative but uninspiring boyfriend, a divorced mother who thinks she should get married, and a rather wild flatmate named Piranha. All the romance in Amanda’s life comes from reading … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I finally got around to watching this six-part BBC miniseries (total actual running time five hours) that’s widely considered the best and most faithful adaptation of Jane Austen’s best-known novel, Pride and Prejudice. It’s also the … Continue reading
When Cary Grant was first offered the lead role in this film opposite Audrey Hepburn he turned it down. He was about to turn 59 (in fact, his birthday occurred during production) and he was afraid he’d look creepy chasing … Continue reading
From the trailer I saw (the one above is better), I expected Tangled to be pretty lightweight, but to my surprise it’s quite good, the best thing from Disney’s animation division I’ve seen in years, possibly decades. by … Continue reading
Political documentaries are the vegetables of film. You know that as a citizen and voter you should probably inform yourself, but you don’t necessarily expect to enjoy the experience. Inside Job is a documentary that explores the origins of the … Continue reading
In late 1994 three French explorers entered a recently discovered cave in southeastern France and were astonished to find the most ancient known paintings on Earth, made about 32,000 years ago, which were in such a magnificent state or preservation … Continue reading
Not many people admire this movie, and even writer-director David Lynch reportedly finds it too painful to talk about. I don’t recall what convinced me to watch it on Blu-ray recently, but I don’t regret it, though neither do I … Continue reading