The Two Popes

Hopkins and Pryce are delicately charming in the true story of a modern schism

"...new film The Two Popes, these peeks into overly regimented and often extravagant ceremonies of the Vatican City being..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Isn’t It Romantic

Another entry in the bizarre "head trauma leads to female empowerment" rom-com genre

"...weekend’s release of the Taraji P. Henson headliner What Men Want (not to mention last spring’s Amy Schumer vehicle..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Suspiria

Giallo remake uses dark magic to give women their voices

"...rises to the lead, impressing the coven of witchy women who run the academy. Susie contorts her body, slamming..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Hunter Killer

Cold War flashbacks as Gerard Butler takes on the Russkies

"...If they fail, history will remember them as the men who were unable to stop millions from dying in..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Post

Hanks, Spielberg, and Streep unite for the Washington Post's version of the Pentagon Papers

"...was enjoined from further publication of revelations that the government’s defense of the Vietnam War was based on systematic..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Only the Brave

Visceral dramatization of the heroic work of the Granite Mountain Hotshots

"...on record. It’s a story about rugged but ordinary men who gear up to fight an unquenchable beast, and..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wonder Woman

The origin story of Diana, princess of the Amazons

"...uh, wonderfully directed and near-perfectly cast iconic heroine female empowerment story is so similar in tone and feel to..."

June 2, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transpecos

Border-patrol officers get in way over their heads

"...border stop spirals into murder and mayhem. The three men now must grapple with a complicated mix of loyalties,..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Midnight Special

Is a boy with special gifts a savior or a weapon – or neither?

"...feared to have been abducted in Texas. As two men, Roy (Shannon) and Lucas (Edgerton), pull the blackout material..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Draft Day

Baseball season arrives with Kevin Costner playing a football GM. Blasphemy!

"...but not in a way that might make heterosexual men feel weird for liking him so much. The people..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

Werner Herzog focuses on Siberian fur trappers in his latest documentary.

"...with Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog has made a new documentary film from someone else’s footage, although to be fair,..."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Inglourious Basterds

In this World War II movie, Quentin Tarantino weaves together multiple storylines that coalesce into a literally explosive finale that daringly rewrites history.

"...somewhere between Clark Gable and Lee Van Cleef. His men, christened the “Basterds" by the Axis, are an all-Jewish..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters From Iwo Jima

In his companion film to Flags of Our Fathers, Clint Eastwood again shows the process by which young soldiers become unwitting fodder for their country's war effort.

"...flawed Flags tells the story of the three American men who obeyed their superior officers and willingly accepted the..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

World Trade Center

This is not the 9/11 film we expected from Stone, who tells the fact-based story of two individuals who somehow survived the collapse of the World Trade Center and with a remarkable economy of expressionistic detail and bombast.

"...may be desired. Technically, Stone's film is an impressive achievement. It is unlikely you will ever again use the..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

About AIDS

Roll on that rubber

"...20 years: As the penetrator, it was said, cut men are less likely to contract HIV. However, there was..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Stage Beauty

Victor/Victoria meets Shakespeare in Love at A Star Is Born in this gender-bending backstage story.

"...Stage Beauty, this melodramatic study of the rise of women's acting (and the subsequent decline of the men who..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Shape of Things

"...misogynist for his first feature, In the Company of Men. The Shape of Things is meant to be the..."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Amy's Orgasm

"...wear baby-Ts emblazoned with slogans proclaiming their independence from men. So why is Amy Mandell (Davis) strangely attracted to..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

"...be a fascinating story in itself, but this wonderful documentary benefits from the inclusion of unique archival footage that..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blossoms of Fire

"...bright, amiable chronicle of the vivid lives of the women of Juchitán, a small, sun-soaked city on the Isthmus..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Bridget Jones's Diary

romantic fantasy as it is social satire.

"...and self-absorption were so hopelessly, embarrassingly familiar to single women that we couldn't help but love her -- or..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Dark Days

"...awards at Sundance 2000 (as well as an honorable mention at SXSW 2000) -- it's the kind of compelling,..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Three to Tango

"...Platt, Dylan Mcdermott, Neve Campbell and Matthew Perry. Smart-ass men, foolish choices. Despite being this reviewer's choice as one..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Bedrooms and Hallways

"...bedmates. Darren is looking for casual sex, Leo for commitment. During one of his New Men's Group meetings, which..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The General's Daughter

"...beneath that immaculate surface. (Jeez, after A Few Good Men, Courage Under Fire, A Soldier's Story, and countless other..."

June 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Thin Red Line

Malick's return to filmmakng after a 20-year absence is this WWII story based on James Jones' Guadalcanal novel. The film is a lyrical and introverted study of the curiously destructive relationship between man and nature.

"...literally and figuratively a story about the world of men, the all-male enclave of the WWII combat soldier; the..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bed, Bathhouse, & Beyond

Men's Health Spa Goes Unregulated, but Who Cares?

"...in on the bathhouse debate. The proposed zoning code amendment would have created a new, rather sterile, category of..."

May 1, 1998 News Feature by Jenny Staff

The Edge

"...rivalry explores issues of primal, even mythical resonance). These men's artistic histories raise tantalizing expectations of deep-probing light being..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Zero Kelvin

"...leaves his fiancée Gertrude (Martens) to spend a year documenting the efforts of a pair of “outdoorsmen” trappers on..."

June 27, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gettysburg

"...The Killer Angels, is faithful, fearless, and demands real commitment on the viewer's part. It repays with at least..."

Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Steve Utley

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