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Film, Spies
Film: Official Secrets
Watching the British docudrama Official Secrets (2019) comes with a smattering of cognitive dissonance, its detailed depiction of a…
November 1, 2020 -
Film
Film: Hail, Caesar!
As Coen Brothers films go, Hail Caesar! (2016) is slight, a quirky, elaborate love letter to old-school Hollywood that…
April 20, 2020 -
Fantasy, Film
Film: Kubo and the Two Strings
The opening of Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) is so moving and magical, and the film so full of…
August 23, 2016 -
Film
Film: The Grand Budapest Hotel
For sheer visual artistry and comedic whimsy, there really isn’t a better director working today than Wes Anderson, whose…
November 3, 2014 -
Film, Spies
Film: Page Eight
It’s easy to see why Page Eight (2011), a British television movie, lured such a star-studded cast. This espionage…
November 27, 2011