Up at the Villa

"...although you might find yourself wishing there were a little more activity happening on the premises. The movie is..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last September

"...Lambert Wilson, Keeley Hawes, David Tennant, Fiona Shaw and Richard Roxburgh. Not even the rich and nuanced performances of..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

"...quartet has officially met and married. Wilma's a poor little rich girl on the run from a tyrannical mom..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

"...a knack for characterizations that are both glamorous and rich with Everywoman appeal -- who's the clear centerpiece here...."

Aug. 14, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Mystery of Rampo

"...an extraordinary picture that also manages to celebrate the rich legacy of the Japanese cinema. It recalls everything from..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Hail the Judge

"...redemption by defending a lowly commoner from a spoiled rich brat, who is protected by his father, a powerful..."

Aug. 29, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Flaming Ears

"...Hans Scheirl, Pürrer, Susanna Heilmayr and Margarethe Neumann. Unlike little else that has come before it (except, perhaps, Lizzie..."

July 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mr. Nanny

"...not match up the Hulkster with a couple of rich, spoiled and troubled kids. But instead of asking “Why..."

Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Three of Hearts

"...Three of Hearts, uncharacteristically for a commercial movie, makes little editorial comment about its characters' lifestyles. True, a subplot..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Deep Blues

"...is invariably pointed in the right place, catching the little things, the inflections and reactions, a sort of filmmaking..."

Nov. 6, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Adam's Rib

"...is instead an engaging domestic drama woven as a rich tapestry of shifting moods and compelling performances. The narrative..."

Oct. 9, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Society

In this British thriller, a kid discovers that the members of his wealthy, Beverly Hills family may not be what they seem.

"...by: Brian Yuzna. Starring: Billy Warlock, Devin Devasquez, Evan Richards and Ben Meyerson. Never trust the British press. Case..."

July 24, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Playboys

"...Kerry Crabbe, The Playboys is one of those unpretentious little films which sneaks up on you and you don't..."

May 8, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Inner Circle

"...possibilities for observation, speculation and postulation are so abundantly rich, The Inner Circle's lack of imagination may seem all..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising

Get ready for anime superhero action!

"...released, and they've taken dramatically different approaches to their rich/impenetrable mythologies. Dragon Ball Super: Broly drowned in its own..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

You Were Never Really Here

Joaquin Phoenix and Lynne Ramsay renew the revenger's tragedy.

"...is being kept as a sex toy for the rich and depraved...."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Station Agent

Award-winning indie favorite shows how human beings form emotional connections – despite their best efforts not to.

"...There he raged against the filmmaker’s need to use little people as surreal props more fit to shore up..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

"...getting up at 6:30am. Reason enough to dislike the little furball, I say, but how can you not love..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Portrait of a Lady

Jane Campion brings her modern sensibilities to this story of Henry James’ 1870s heroine Isabel Archer, a young, sharp-minded, American woman abroad who inherits unexpected wealth and uses it to live as she likes, traveling and rejecting numerous suitors until she falls into an unwise marriage that nearly becomes her ruination.

"...Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Donovan, Shelley Winters, Richard E. Grant, Shelley Duvall, Christian Bale, Viggo Mortensen and..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

10 Easter Dining Options For Every Bunny We Know

But, yes, the hungry human animals will be even happier

"...plates of your friends and family? Whatcha gonna do, little bunny? Where ya gonna eat? Look: We’ve got Easter..."

April 3, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Public Notice: Wealth, and How to Grow It

The rich are accumulating astounding wealth, while paying shockingly little in taxes

"...in that it's not really surprising at all: The rich are accumulating astounding wealth, while paying shockingly little in..."

June 11, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Isn’t It Romantic

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

"...movies about “girls like us.” Twenty-five years later, that little girl has grown up into a sardonic woman who..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Quest of Alain Ducasse

Adoring profile of great chef is oddly flavorless.

"...de Maistre's portrait is detailed, it seems stylistically a little dated (that obsessive, intrusive narration does it no favors)...."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fifty Shades Freed

Mr. and Mrs. Grey break out the whips one last time

"...Johnson) and her paramour, the troubled, kinky, and endlessly rich Christian Grey (Dornan) and that red room of his...."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Molly's Game

Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut plays a high stakes game with Jessica Chastain

"...– when done properly – as a way to enrich a story, to provide that direct address to the..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

How to Be a Latin Lover

A middle-age lothario learns some life lessons

"...for the American side of the border, where there’s little doubt that this comedy will, at least, get on..."

May 5, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hey, Grownups! More Graphic Novels!

Three new releases from those geeky savants at Fantagraphics

"...holiday season, citizen? Or want to get yourself a little something decent in the way of sequential art in..."

Dec. 13, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Balls Out

College intramural football comedy features several SNL players

"...toward the end zone: unpredictable, risky, and just a little desperate. But when they hit their marks – and..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Hightower Report

An immigration loophole for rich foreigners

"...or even being made to feel unwelcome. Anyone who's rich, that is...."

March 20, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Foxcatcher

The performances by Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo anchor this drama, which nearly sinks from its weightiness.

"...that advances the otherwise mundane narrative of a privileged rich man with delusions of grandeur. Director Miller’s execution is..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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