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Magic and metaphysics: Emma Stone and Colin Firth in “Magic in the Moonlight.” (Photo by Jack English - © 2014 Gravier Productions, Inc.)

Woody Allen's 'Magic in the Moonlight'

When’s the last time you talked to God?

With Magic in the Moonlight, his newly released film, Woody Allen conjures up a romantic comedy that deals with his darkest fears and still delivers a happy ending.

Carol Rocamora

Aug 26, 2014 Articles 4 minute read

An unlikely partnership: Woody Allen and John Turturro in “Fading Gigolo.” (Photo by Jojo Whilden - © 2014 - Millennium Entertainment)

John Turturro's 'Fading Gigolo'

Woody Allen Redux

Fading Gigolo is a surprisingly whimsical film in which Woody Allen plays a pimp. No, really.

Carol Rocamora

Aug 23, 2014 Articles 3 minute read

Robin Wright tugs at Philip Seymour Hoffman’s leash in “A Most Wanted Man” (Photo by Kerry Brown - © 2014 - Roadside Attractions)

Anton Corbijn’s ‘A Most Wanted Man’ (second review)

Making a safer world

A Most Wanted Man reminds us that the Cold War world of espionage lives on in our post-9/11 obsession with terrorism, made all the more ubiquitous in the modern surveillance state.

Robert Zaller

Aug 19, 2014 Articles 4 minute read

Charming leads: Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana in "Guardians of the Galaxy" (© 2014 - Marvel Studio)

James Gunn's 'Guardians of the Galaxy'

A by-the-book comic-book blockbuster

It’s nice having a reliably enjoyable summer movie experience, the cinematic equivalent of fried boardwalk food or cheap, cold beer. A lot of blockbusters don’t live up to my hopes, but with a Marvel movie I always know what I’m going to get, so I’m never disappointed.

Jake Blumgart

Aug 19, 2014 Articles 3 minute read

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'

The price of betrayal

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.