Death by Lightning

At the same time as Ohio Congressman James Garfield (Michael Shannon) is unexpectedly elected President, an increasingly confused and desperate lawyer (Matthew Macfadyen) is doing all he can to secure…

The Handmaid’s Tale 

This adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian tale of a future where the United States has been replaced by a theocracy called Giliad, where women are seen as servants to men…

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

A divorced couple (Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga) and their daughter (Millie Bobby Brown) end up on opposite sides of a struggle involving the military, eco terrorists and several gigantic monsters.…

Get Out 

Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his white girlfriend (Allison Williams) go to see her parents (Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener) who live in a secluded mansion; this is a very liberal family,…

Saving Mr. Banks

In the early 1960s, P. L. Travers (Emma Thompson), the author of "Mary Poppins", finally gives in to Walt Disney's (Tom Hanks) relentless requests to make a movie out of…

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 

It was supposed to be Aaron Sorkin’s great follow-up to The West Wing, featuring parts of the same cast and crew. A knowing look behind the scenes of a Saturday…

West Wing: A World Without Bush

Janel Moloney, Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, John Spencer, Martin Sheen, Dulé Hill, Bradley Whitford, Allison Janney and Richard Schiff. Photo: NBC I am a political nerd. Everything concerning American politics…