The Keeping Room

Slow-burn thriller is a Western with a feminist slant

"...South on fire in the waning years of the Civil War. It is 1865, and Moses (Worthington) and Henry..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Retrieval

Chris Eska's ambitious indie film is set during the waning months of the Civil War and tells a distinctive coming-of-age story.

"...Chris Eska (who won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for his previous film, August Evening) overcomes these obstacles..."

May 2, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Rappahannock County'

A new song cycle views the Civil War from one small corner of Virginia

"...How do you convey the drama of the Civil War in all its epic sweep? If you're Ken..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

There Be Dragons

Roland Joffé wrote and directed this drama set during the Spanish Civil War in which one of the protagonists is Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá.

"...drama at issue occurs in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. The past is dredged up when Robert (Scott)..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011: Live Action

Amaze your friends and colleagues when you know everything about all the nominees in this category.

"...1994 Burundi (a border country of Rwanda) during the civil war between the Hutus and Tutsis. When a van..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Land and Freedom

"...Iciar Bollain, Tom Gilroy, Marc Martinez and Frederic Pierrot. War film, history lesson, love story? Loach's new work is..."

June 14, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Theatre Synesthesia's The Brutes

Casey Wimpee’s original drama is about a Civil War-era family, but it’s deeply relevant to our own fractured time

"...tempers are running high – to the point that civility is being chucked right out the window. From online..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Little Women

Relish the contemporary touches in this new version of Alcott’s classic

"...rolls are all part of the arsenal of these Civil War-era teens, and the March girls are forever in..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back (again)

"...Tom Holland’s borderline goofball introduction in Captain America: Civil War boded well for this third big-screen incarnation of..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program B

Be the most knowledgeable voter at your Oscar party

"...the volunteer Syrian NGO that searches for and rescues civilians from urban airstrikes and danger zones. “Extremis,” on the..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dheepan

Cannes Palme d'Or winner about Tamil refugees in France

"...Directed by: Jacques Audiard. Starring: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby and Vincent Rottiers...."

June 24, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Slow West

A whimsical and wistful fable follows a young romantic and a hard-nosed realist out West

"...Slow West unfolds in the wake of the American Civil War as a collection of natives, outlaws, and settlers..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

A Field in England

The most enticingly original film to come out of the UK this year is told in crisp, trippy, black and white.

"...of it, A Field in England is a seemingly straightforward story about a quartet of men (played by Shearsmith,..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Madras Cafe

Political spy thriller from India.

"...in Sri Lanka until the true nature of the civil war is revealed to him...."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Of Gods and Men

This Cannes Grand Prix winner is a spellbinding tale of Trappist monks amid Algerian civil chaos and finding purpose in faith.

"...Frin and Abdelhafid Metalsi. Arriving stateside veritably encrusted with awards (the Grand Prix at Cannes among them), this seemingly..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jonah Hex

The disfigured Weird Western Tales antihero gets his own movie, which mixes elements of the Western and the supernatural.

"...Directed by: Jimmy Hayward. Starring: Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Michael Fassbender,..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Wolverine is a noisy mess, full of Hugh Jackman's seriously killer snarl but utterly devoid of the borderline-subversive smarts that made Bryan Singer's X-Men films so resonant.

"...circa 1845, to fight side by side in the Civil War, both World Wars, and Vietnam (what, Korea wasn't..."

May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pan's Labyrinth

Pan’s Labyrinth catapults Guillermo del Toro to the top ranks of international filmmakers: His dark and fertile imagination appears to have no limit.

"...understands this process is Guillermo del Toro, whose sensitivity toward children’s plight was apparent in 2001’s The Devil’s Backbone...."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Samurai

Tom Cruise turns Japanese.

"...Directed by: Edward Zwick. Starring: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Hiroyuki..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Masked and Anonymous

The answers to this new Bob Dylan movie are "blowin’ in the wind."

"...Cheech Marin, Ed Harris, Bruce Dern, Richard Sarafian, Fred Ward, Robert Wisdom and Tinashe Kachingwe. Bob Dylan might have..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The General

The General is one of Keaton's best films. In this Civil War comedy, Keaton does battle with the General – only thing is the General is a stolen train, not a soldier. There's a girl and some Union spies ­ but, mostly it's Keaton, the Great Stone Face, all the way.

"...The General is certainly among his best. In this Civil War comedy, Keaton does battle with the General ­..."

Feb. 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Butterfly

Nicely performed and beautifully shot, this story of a young boy's political awakening flutters lightly across the screen.

"...of the monarchy and the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, its historical context is an ever-present but muted..."

Nov. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ride With the Devil

"...With the Devil, in a surprising departure from previous Civil War films, spares us the epic schmaltz and mush-brained..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Wild Wild West

"...(and in this case, not-so-classic) television series marches relentlessly onward. One wonders where Hollywood will turn once the final..."

July 2, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Congo

"...Hudson and Joe Don Baker. Congo has everything – civil war, exploding airplanes, deranged hippos, rumbling volcanoes, murderous gorillas..."

June 16, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Searchers

Regarded by many as Ford's masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time, this John Wayne Western is a meditation on survival, the loss of faith, and the death of heroes.

"...John Ford. Starring: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, Henry Brandon, Pat Wayne and Harry..."

Oct. 1, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Empire of the Air

"...Burns. The director of the acclaimed PBS series The Civil War here tackles the history of early radio and..."

Oct. 18, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Lawmakers Continue Anti-Refugee Fight

Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott do all they can to block families fleeing the Syrian Civil War

"...and his family were lucky to survive the Syrian war, they're still suffering from its repercussions. Mazin was struck..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

An Actor and an Übermensch

Tishuan Scott connects the dots between Nietzsche and his award-winning turn in civil war drama 'The Retrieval'

"...traveling the world as an ambassador for a multiple award-winning indie movie. But eight years after graduating with an..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

"Nobody's Right"

Latest Ken Burns documentary to explore all sides of Vietnam War

"...Austin Thursday, promoting his latest film project: The Vietnam War. It’s described as a 10-part, 18-hour documentary series, and..."

April 27, 2017 News Post by Michael King

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