When in Rome
For their 40th anniversary, Gerda and Kristoffer (Bodil Jørgensen, Kristian Halken) go on vacation to Rome… where they meet a man (Rolf Lassgård) who made quite an impression on Gerda…
Saturday Night
On October, 11th, 1975, a group of inexperienced comedians and actors are 90 minutes from crafting the groundbreaking first episode of Saturday Night Live. Television history was written that night,…
Find Me Falling
In the middle of a life crisis, famous rock artist John Allman (Harry Connick, Jr.) rents a house in Cyprus only to learn about its dark secret, and the truth…
A Man in Full
When Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker (Jeff Daniels) is facing bankruptcy, both his finances and masculinity are threatened. There was reason to expect good things from this adaptation of…
The Sympathizer
One of the most ambitious miniseries of the year was based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, features a cast with largely Vietnamese actors and comes with a bombastic, stylish attitude…
American Fiction: Monk Finds an Audience
Erika Alexander and Jeffrey Wright. Photo: Orion One of the opening scenes in this comedy is like catnip to culture warriors. The main character, who’s a teacher, is confronted by…
The Holdovers: Among Family
Dominic Sessa and Paul Giamatti. Photo: Focus Features That Alexander Payne is a child of the 1970s is not something to be taken lightly. As The Holdovers begins, a film…
A Man Called Otto
Widower Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks) is contemplating suicide, but his attempts are frequently interrupted. An American remake of the Swedish A Man Called Ove (2015) that gets the job done.…
Succession: Lion in Winter
Photo: HBO Jesse Armstrong, the British writer who created Succession, first intended to tackle the Murdochs, the Australian billionaire family that owns Fox News and are responsible for some of…
A Christmas Story Christmas
In 1973, Ralph Parker (Peter Billingsley) lives in Chicago with his wife (Erinn Hayes) and two kids when he learns that his father has passed away; the whole family goes…