Movie Review: “To Catch a Thief”
He was “the master of suspense,” but not all of Alfred Hitchcock’s films even tried…
Author Bob Westal
Movie Review: “Gigantic”
Even as someone who has a soft spot for offbeat indie comedies, I would nevertheless…
Movie Review: “Duplicity”
The romance of Ray Koval (Clive Owen) and Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) is simple enough.…
Movie Review: “Funny Face”
Nearly 55 years after Audrey Hepburn’s film debut, her popularity rivals that of many actresses…
Movie Review: “The Class”
Classroom dramas are a venerable subgenre, populated by troubled students, charismatic and dedicated teachers, lots…
Movie Review: “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1951)
It’s the very early 50s, the Cold War is less than half a decade old,…
Movie Review: “Taxi to the Dark Side”
In a March 2008 interview with David Brancaccio of PBS, documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (“Enron:…
Movie Review: “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold”
About five decades ago, a young, real-life MI6 spook named David Cornwell became irritated by…
Movie Review: “Standard Operating Procedure”
“This place will make Abu Ghraib look like the Four Seasons. We’ll need a car…
Movie Review: “Happy-Go-Lucky”
The freewheeling heroine of this award-winning entry from Mike Leigh, England’s master of controlled cinematic…