Thursday, May 16 2013
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: Dick Cheney’s Legacy
Benedict Cumberbatch's John Harrison is at once the most compelling and least predictable figure amid a dauntingly predictable ensemble.
Friday, May 3 2013
The Month in Pop Entertainment: May 2013
See previews of this month’s biggest pop entertainment.
Thursday, April 5 2012
Meet the Filmmakers: Promoting Indie Films the Q&A Way
We need to talk: Q&As have become very important to independent filmmakers as a way of raising their profile and gaining new audiences.
Tuesday, January 3 2012
‘Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia’ Is a Brilliant Start to the New Series
A pacey adventure, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia rattles along with sharp, quick-fire dialogue, while remaining faithful to the original story.
Wednesday, June 1 2011
‘Third Star’, Making the Festival Rounds, Pits Benedict Cumberbatch Against a Taboo Topic
With a difficult theme and a challenging landscape, Third Star, an official selection for film festivals around the world, takes the characters and audience on the road trip of a lifetime.
Monday, March 28 2011
National Theatre Live Shocks ‘Frankenstein’ Back to Life
Why did you create me? The plaintive question adorning National Theatre Live posters may echo critics’ question about the need for yet another in a long line of Frankensteins. Previous Frankensteins and monsters have been entertaining but less socially relevant. The National Theatre’s production, as directed by Oscar-winner Danny Boyle, to use a cliché, is Alive!
Friday, December 3 2010
‘Sherlock’ Is Divorced from Reality, Yet Deeply In-Tune with an Irresistible Alternate Reality
The modern Sherlock Holmes is so compelling because he is a modern intellectual appealing to audiences who, for the most part, live in a world dissociated from intellectualism.
Thursday, April 3 2008
Atonement
There are so many perspectives to be considered in this film, that it might be said director Joe Wright had one too many cooks in the English country estate’s proverbial kitchen.
