Entries from 2020-01-01 to 1 year

The Mesmerizing Chaos of “Uncut Gems”

ntil now, I thought that the best metaphor for filmmaking that I’d ever seen in a movie was found in Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low”: throwing bags of money out of a speeding train. But Josh and Benny Safdie’s new film, “Uncut Gems,” offer…

HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE PARENT GUIDE

Harry Potter has finally stepped out of “the cupboard under the stairs” and onto the big screen—an event long anticipated by anyone who knows they are a “Muggle” (someone without magical abilities). The movie faithfully recounts the first …