My Neighbor Totoro: A Friend in Need
Photo: Ghibli When it came to animation, 1988 was an interesting year. In the U.S., Disney released Oliver & Company, an animated take on ”Oliver Twist” that earned a profit…
Sentimental Value: Life with Father
Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning. Photo: Neon When my parents sold the house where I grew up and moved into an apartment, I walked through the increasingly empty rooms and…
A Complete Unknown: Introducing Bob Dylan
Timothée Chalamet. Photo: Searchlight Pictures While watching this movie, I was reminded of the time I went to see Bob Dylan in concert. It was the tour he did together…
The Beguiled
In 1864, a wounded Union soldier (Colin Farrell) recovers in a school for young women housed in a former Virginia plantation, but his presence soon causes an uproar. Sofia Coppola’s…
Super 8: Monster Mash
Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning and Ron Eldard. Photo: Paramount Director J.J. Abrams's first major collaboration with Steven Spielberg prompted David Edelstein of New York Magazine to spell it…