Michael (Fuqua, 2026)
Every story of Michael Jackson’s life does not need to begin and end with the reported fact that he agreed to a $23 million settlement to someone who accused him… Continue reading "Michael (Fuqua, 2026)"
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The Stranger (Ozon, 2025)
Every time I review a new François Ozon film, I have to review my past notes to see if I have ever made this comparison out loud. His career and… Continue reading "The Stranger (Ozon, 2025)"
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Real Genius (Coolidge, 1985)
Author’s note: this review is part of jury deliberations for the 2026 Arts & Faith list of Top 25 Spiritually Significant Films Directed by Women. Long before I identified as… Continue reading "Real Genius (Coolidge, 1985)"
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The President’s Cake (Hadi, 2025)
For the first thirty minutes or so, The President’s Cake sets up its premise — that an Iraqi girl must overcome poverty and food shortages fueled by economic sanctions against… Continue reading "The President’s Cake (Hadi, 2025)"
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Favorite Film Series: The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
There is an irony or a writer’s lesson or something to be gleaned from the fact that I started the “Favorite Film Series” because I wanted an excuse to write… Continue reading "Favorite Film Series: The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)"
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Young Mothers (Dardenne & Dardenne, 2026)
When reviewing a new film by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, the only pertinent question is whether the frame of reference for judgment will be their other films or something broader.… Continue reading "Young Mothers (Dardenne & Dardenne, 2026)"
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The Carpenter’s Son: A New Testament Scholar Discusses Controversial Depiction of Jesus
When I first saw the trailer for The Carpenter’s Son, the new film loosely based on Apocryphal Gospel of Thomas, I confess my heart sank a little. I am old… Continue reading "The Carpenter’s Son: A New Testament Scholar Discusses Controversial Depiction of Jesus"
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The Running Man (Wright, 2025)
“Why don’t you just fake the whole show?” Buried in the rubble of the mess that is Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian novel, protagonist Ben Richards (Glen Powell)… Continue reading "The Running Man (Wright, 2025)"
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When Fall is Coming (Ozon, 2025)
I don’t know if it is accurate to call director François Ozon a critic’s darling, but I note that his last fifteen films, over a span of eighteen years, are… Continue reading "When Fall is Coming (Ozon, 2025)"
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Blue Moon (Linklater, 2025)
Blue Moon is a film so dour, so bitter, so devoid of joy or hope or spirit, that even those who praise it have trouble articulating why they are doing… Continue reading "Blue Moon (Linklater, 2025)"