Eden
In the 1920s, a German couple (Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby) who have built a solitary new life on one of the Galapagos Islands, find their peace disturbed by several newcomers,…
The Doors
Released the same year as JFK, this portrait of The Doors is set in the same period and shares its visual style. It made an impression on young audiences who…
Music by John Williams
John Williams, the king of film music composers, gets the golden Hollywood treatment in this elegant, adoring documentary. Don’t look for any revelations of a thrilling personal life, aside from…
Jim Henson: Idea Man
An idea to turn the life of beloved puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson into a feature film evolved into this documentary. Conventional but compelling, it traces his life from the…
Hillbilly Elegy
When future Vice President J.D. Vance’s memoir was published, it was hotly debated; many believed he generalized too much about the white working class, using his personal experiences of one…
Solo: A Star Wars Story
A young Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) joins a band of misfits led by Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson), as he tries to find a way to return to the planet where…
Apollo 13: Lost Moon, Saved Lives
Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon and Tom Hanks. Photo: Universal When producer Brian Grazer and director Ron Howard decided to turn the story about the ill-fated 1972 Apollo 13 mission into…
Frost/Nixon: A President’s Disgrace
Michael Sheen and Frank Langella. Photo: Universal Ladies and gentleman, welcome to a bout not easily forgotten. In one corner we have David Frost, a TV presenter looking to enter…
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The green Grinch (Jim Carrey) hates Christmas and the people of Whoville hate him, but a little girl (Taylor Momsen) wants to change that. Director Ron Howard is sadly saddled…
A Beautiful Mind: The Brain as Friend and Foe
Russell Crowe. Photo: Universal They said the screenplay had little to do with the brilliant mathematician John Nash’s real life. They said director Ron Howard had made the film too…