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…

Stolen Kisses: Antoine Doinel Finds Love

Claude Jade and Jean-Pierre Léaud. Photo: United Artists The opening shot places the film firmly in its time, capturing a moment that is long forgotten. We’re shown the French Cinémathèque…

Lilies of the Field

When Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier) makes a stop in the Arizona desert, he meets a group of German-speaking nuns whose mother superior (Lilia Skala) believes that she can make Homer…

Worst Person in the World: Millennial Angst

Renate Reinsve. Photo: Oslo Pictures As Joachim Trier was making his final chapter in a trilogy of films that began with Reprise (2006) and continued with Oslo, August 31st (2011),…

Brassed Off 

In the small town of Grimley in Northern England, Gloria (Tara Fitzgerald) joins the local brass band, made up of miners; she has a secret they won’t like… A film…

Pretty Woman

Depressed corporate raider Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) hooks up with a Hollywood Boulevard prostitute (Julia Roberts) and realizes she’s a human being. An enormous box-office hit at the time, this…

The Full Monty: Desperate Measures

Photo: Channel Four Films Robert Carlyle had two huge hits coming out in 1996 and 1997, films that really launched his international career. Trainspotting was celebrated right from the start,…

You Can’t Take It With You: Enjoy It Now

Photo: Columbia With It Happened One Night (1934), Frank Capra had already won an Oscar for Best Director. The same honor was bestowed on him after he adapted the popular…