Remembering Richard Schickel

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 22, 2017 The film world lost a key figure Saturday with the passing of the distinguished critic and filmmaker, whose work Truthdig was privileged to feature in the latter years of his career. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Can’t Knock Woody Allen’s Hustle

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Jul 30, 2014 The prolific director's latest isn't his greatest, but it's good enough. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

This Unexpected Movie Just Won’t Leave Me Alone

Richard Schickel / Truthdig May 8, 2014 "Ida" is a strangely haunting movie -- for a failure For all its faults, it's taken up something like permanent residence in my brain"Ida" is a strangely haunting movie—for a failure. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Inside the Nazis’ Model Concentration Camp

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Feb 12, 2014 Theresienstadt was a most peculiar institution It was created by the Nazis as a "model" camp -- "Hitler's gift to the Jews," as the saying went -- designed to placate the Red Cross and other international inspectors when they came calling It was created by the Nazis as a "model" camp—"Hitler's gift to the Jews," as the saying went—designed to placate the Red Cross and other international inspectors when they came calling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The One Movie From 2013 You Have to See

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Jan 7, 2014 In short, the movie year ends, as they almost always do, in disappointment that verges on dismay. But there is hope. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Much Ado About Lance’s Lie

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Nov 13, 2013 Alex Gibney's excellent documentary probes the moral outrage over cheating in a minor sport. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sex Isn’t Everything

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Oct 31, 2013 The sex in "Blue Is the Warmest Color" is about as good as it is ever going to get in what I guess is more or less a mainstream movie, but. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Performance of Robert Redford’s Career

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Oct 23, 2013 The 77-year-old actor is at his smart, ironic best in "All Is Lost." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gandolfini, Louis-Dreyfus Charm in ‘Enough Said’

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Sep 24, 2013 The early reviews prepared me to be charmed by "Enough Said," which naturally made me uncomfortable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Don’t Make a Phony Out of J.D. Salinger

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Sep 10, 2013 A new documentary wants to find some hidden wound that "explains" the novelist's reclusivity, but I don't think there is one. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘The Artist and the Model’: Less Is More

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Aug 3, 2013 It's perhaps easy to make too much of a film like "The Artist and the Model" But it's also easy to make too little of it -- and I'd rather run the prior risk" But it's also easy to make too little of it—and I'd rather run the prior risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Woody Allen’s Latest Shows He’s Still Got It

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Aug 3, 2013 Imagine -- 77 years old and still making movies as good as "Blue Jasmine," when most directors his age are out of work or collecting dubious awards. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )