Go see this movie. I’m tempted to leave those four words as my whole review because I don’t want to spoil any of it for you and, really, that’s all you need to know going into it. But, because I need to write at least 300 words for my review to count for my San…
Miss India America makes it clear that, just like all of Dostoevsky’s happy families, all beauty pageants are alike; each unhappy contestant is unhappy in her own way. Lily Prasad (Tiya Sircar) is an overachiever who seems to excel at everything. She’s valedictorian of her high school graduating class, and is heading off to Harvard on…
From the minute the opening quote — MFK Fisher’s “First we eat, then we do everything else” — appeared onscreen, I knew City of Gold would be my kind of movie. This droolworthy documentary about LA Times food writer Jonathan Gold is a delight for the senses, filled with the sights, sounds and, most importantly,…
In Hello, My Name Is Doris, the title character is as awkward as the actress’s infamous Oscar acceptance speech, “You like me, you really like me.” But, played with nuance, vulnerability and a tremendous amount of heart, she’s also a great reminder that, yes, we do like Sally Field. We really like her.
Although I tried to be a teenage rebel and fight Springsteen mania when he was on the cover of both Time and Newsweek the week of October 27, 1975, I gave in pretty quickly and have now been a fan of The Boss for more than four decades. Thunder Road is probably my favorite song…
