Kate Spatola

‘The Great Beauty’ Is a Magnificent, Sensory-Rich Visual Poem that Pulsates with Life

‘The Great Beauty’ Is a Magnificent, Sensory-Rich Visual Poem that Pulsates with Life

Rome has mastered a balletic balance in chaotic dichotomy, where ruin and exultation beg for a kind of seduction that only film can provide.
‘George Washington’ Is the Artful Debut of a Visionary Filmmaker

‘George Washington’ Is the Artful Debut of a Visionary Filmmaker

David Gordon Green favors the elliptical over the literal and is more concerned with establishing atmosphere. Words spoken are less important than words omitted.

Prizing Honor and Rewarding Revenge: ‘The Man from Beijing’

‘Rake: Series 1’ Is Charmingly Raising the Bar of Legal Dramas

Late Life Lushness: ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’

A Horror So Real It May Be Imagined: ‘The Monitor’

‘Goon’: A Comedy that Punches Hard but Lands Soft

‘My Dog Tulip’ Defies the Cute Doggy Genre

‘Like Crazy’ Is a Well-Observed Snapshot of Romantic Love that Glows with Low-Key Beauty

Where the Lines of Performance and Psychological Realism Blur: ‘Vanya on 42nd Street’

‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2’ Leaves Us Forever at Platform 9 ¾

‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.’ Is Knowing Without Being Cloy or Condescending