Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt (Edward Herrman) is elected U.S. President, but due to his polio, it is Eleanor (Jane Alexander) who becomes his eyes and ears during journeys across the…

Eleanor and Franklin

Joseph P. Lash had always been close to Eleanor Roosevelt, but his ambitious 1971 biography of the Roosevelts’ marriage, based on previously unpublished letters and papers, won him a Pulitzer…

Kramer vs. Kramer: Learning on the Job

Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Justin Henry. Photo: Columbia ”Wall-to-wall sentiment”, Time Out wrote in a disdainful review. Sure, if that’s what you choose to hate. Kramer vs. Kramer became…

Terminator Salvation 

In 2018, John Connor (Christian Bale) thinks he has found a way to defeat the deadly machines, but he also needs to track down a teenager (Anton Yelchin) who will…

The Ring 

This surprisingly effective remake of Ringu (1998), a Japanese chiller, became a box office smash and helped elevate Naomi Watts to stardom. She is engaging as the reporter who watches…