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A fractured family: Lorelei Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Ellar Coltrane in “Boyhood” (© 2014 - IFC Films)

Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’

What we remember

Boyhood follows the flow of time and how these moments link to form a life. The artistry of the movie is in how Richard Linklater has curated those moments.

Ilene Raymond Rush

Aug 15, 2014 Articles 3 minute read

Do you hear what I hear? (photo © Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

Michael Rossato-Bennett's 'Alive Inside'

What happens when we find out that the most compromised among us are “alive inside”?

Alive Inside is a deeply compassionate film that not only deals with the power of music but also raises important issues about how we care for those suffering from dementia.

Victor L. Schermer

Aug 12, 2014 Articles 4 minute read

Sacrifices and compromises: Willem Dafoe and Philip Seymour Hoffman in "A Most Wanted Man" (Photo by Kerry Brown - © 2014 - Roadside Attractions)

Anton Corbijn's 'A Most Wanted Man'

Though there are certainly plenty of deceptions and double crosses in A Most Wanted Man, the human element dominates throughout — particularly the very real sacrifices, compromises, and ultimate costs of its richly drawn characters.

Mark Wolverton

Aug 10, 2014 Articles 3 minute read

This 2011 courtroom sketch shows James Cromitie, Onta Williams, and David Williams during their sentencing. (credit: Shirley Shepard)

'The Newburgh Sting' on HBO

"Ain’t no gang like the government”: The truth about the Newburgh Four

In a meticulously researched, brilliantly edited, hard-hitting 90-minute exposé, The Newburgh Sting takes you through the shocking story of how the FBI carefully plotted to recruit and train these four unwitting men to make these attacks and then turned around and made a dramatic arrest that was publicized worldwide.

Carol Rocamora

Jul 27, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

Stand back, little lady, we'll take care of this. (Photo by David James - © 2013 - Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.)

Thinking about gender at the movies

Girl guard

Why is it so hard for Hollywood to reflect the diversity of our society? The author calls for a new Hays Office — a Helen Hayes Office — to help moviemakers.

Susan Beth Lehman

Jul 27, 2014 Articles 4 minute read

A cross between Jim Gardner and Santa Claus

Scrapple TV

Saturday Night Scrapple

Television experiment Scrapple.TV injects some uniquely Philly content into your cable package.

John Simons

Jul 27, 2014 Articles 3 minute read

She's having his baby: Matt McGorry and Dascha Polanco in "Orange Is the New Black." (Photo by K.C. Bailey - © 2014 - Netflix)

'Orange Is the New Black' Season Two (second review)

When your choices don’t matter: The terror and appeal of 'Orange Is the New Black'

Orange Is the New Black portrays a world without an underlying order — a world where individuals’ choices don’t make much difference, and the characters struggle to survive anyway.

Alaina Johns

Jul 27, 2014 Articles 4 minute read

What will happen to Don Draper? (Photo by Michael Yarish/AMC)

2014-2015 television series finales

Parting is such sweet sorrow

Even the best TV show has to end eventually — the way it does so can make a difference to its legacy.

Paula Berman

Jul 19, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

Knocking 'em dead at the Carlyle. (© Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival)

'Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me'

“She’s Still Here”: Remembering Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch died yesterday, leaving the words of her favorite song, “I’m Still Here,” ringing in our ears. For me, she’s the epitome of show-business glamour. She glowed with the radiance of a performer who loved what she did, and she lived life to the fullest, without apology. She had sass, she had style, and she made a lot of people happy along the way.

Carol Rocamora

Jul 18, 2014 Articles 4 minute read