Hamnet Starring: Jesse Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, Director: Chloé Zhao Rated PG-13 Running Time 125 Grade A Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) has a way of looking at the world that evokes such painful beauty. Her latest film “Hamnet” is an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s book, following “forest witch” Anne “Agnes” […]
THE HISTORY OF SOUND (R) Dir. Oliver Hermanus Meticulously melding metaphor with music and mindful musings on momentous, meaningful moments in life, Hermanus’ film encapsulates something some might call love, but to others, is something that can only resonate in memory. Grade (4.6 / 5.0) A- Folk songs, no matter where they may be
September 12, 2025– Anthony Minghella’s “Cold Mountain” (2003) was a defining romance epic during my formative years studying film. An imperfect cinematic achievement to be sure, yet the Oscar-winning film captured fatalistic love on an intense level. In that film, Inman, the lead character, first notices the delicate Ada Monroe as she is playing a
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GLADIATOR II (R) Dir. Ridley Scott Twenty years later, there is still plenty of strength and honor in the Roman Empire to fight for, only with more special effects and a more powerful focus on the need for a free Republic…and Paul Mescal’s neck muscles. Grade (3.5 / 5.0) Ask anyone who is a
“Children are a crushing responsibility,” Olivia Colman’s character says to a young mother. How “The Lost Daughter” came to be a motion picture is almost as fascinating as the film itself. The mysterious author, Elena Ferrante, is anonymous (her identity and location are unknown). She emailed actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, giving her the rights to turn