Conclave
After the death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) gathers the College for a conclave where conservative and liberal forces clash. An excellent adaptation of Robert Harris’s novel that…
Spellbound
Princess Ellian is about to turn 15, but has her hands full trying to hide from the kingdom the fact that her parents, the King and Queen, have turned into…
Dexter: New Blood
When Dexter ended its seven-year run, critics and audiences were far from happy, so this limited series was a second chance to get things right. Reconnecting with the last scene…
Pet Sematary
The Creed family move to a small town in Maine where their house lies close to a pet cemetery that inspires terrifying rumors. An improvement on the 1989 adaptation of…
The Accountant
The Treasury Department is looking into a mysterious man called ”the Accountant” (Ben Affleck) who was responsible for murdering several mobsters; at the same time, he’s hired to audit a…
Interstellar: Escape from Earth
Matthew McConaughey. Photo: Warner The day I saw this movie, I woke up feeling sad over what is a very common dream for me. It had taken me back to…
Dexter: Brother, Friend, Serial Killer
Michael C. Hall. Photo: Showtime After the final season of Dexter, it's kind of hard to remember how well received this show was at first. The main title sequence was…
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
In the near future, San Francisco scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) has invented a drug that is supposed to cure Alzheimer's... but its most dramatic effect is on apes in…
2010
In 2010, a joint Russian-American expedition goes to Jupiter to find out what happened to the crew aboard the Discovery. The sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is actually…
Terms of Endearment: Fighting Back the Tears
Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson. Photo: Paramount It never fails. I’ve seen this film, director-producer James L. Brooks’ first, four or five times and it always leaves me…