‘The Post’ Feels Like Old Hollywood
Dec 6, 2017 Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks deliver smart, enjoyable entertainment in Steven Spielberg's Pentagon Papers potboiler.
What Happened to the Female Directors of Hollywood? (Part 5)
Mar 24, 2017 The final article in the series offers some closely guarded data about audience gender breakdowns, and insights from filmmakers Mira Nair (shown left), Ava DuVernay (shown right), Nancy Meyers and Stacy Title.SNL: ‘Hillary’ Pays Tribute to Leonard Cohen; Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle on Racist Voters (Video)
Nov 14, 2016 Two powerful skits aired on "Saturday Night Live" after the election, one which simultaneously bid goodbye to Hillary Clinton and Leonard Cohen; another which pointed out just how blind white liberals were during this election.
With ‘Sully,’ Clint Eastwood Skillfully Traffics in the Gray Zone Once Again
Sep 8, 2016 The off-screen politics of Eastwood the celebrity have made headlines in his later years, but as a storyteller, he has a knack for nuance and moral complexity.
The Year in Movies: Superheroines, Superheroes, Singers and Sex
Dec 26, 2015 When it came to the silver screen, 2015 was a curious and contradictory year in many ways. It featured the success of both the legacy franchise and the original script, and it brought together both warrior babes and geriatric macho men.
‘Bridge of Spies’ Film Review: A Movie for the Cold War Nostalgic
Oct 16, 2015 Starring Tom Hanks, it’s an efficient, exciting entertainment, but it’s also a Steven Spielberg movie, which usually means trouble somewhere. In this case, though, the irritations are minor, diffusely woven into the fabric of the film.
Bill O’Reilly, Tom Hanks Team Up for ‘Killing Lincoln’
Jan 5, 2013 The Fox News host and Hollywood star seem like an unlikely pair to work together on anything, but both men are associated with the National Geographic Channel's new film. Click on the story to watch the trailer.
Hanks Falls Flat in Languid ‘Larry Crowne’
Jul 2, 2011 “Larry Crowne” is a wan and predictable romantic comedy, much more the former than the latter. It is, for me at least, a major disappointment. “Larry Crowne” is a wan and predictable romantic comedy, much more the former than the latter.
Hanks to Take On JFK Murder Mystery
Mar 5, 2010 It seems that wherever Tom Hanks goes, a historical miniseries is soon to follow. There's his latest foray into World War II storytelling, "The Pacific," which airs this month on HBO, and then there's the small matter of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which Hanks plans to tackle soon.
Vatican Paper Gives ‘Angels & Demons’ a Pass
May 8, 2009 It wasn't exactly "two thumbs up" material, but despite the Vatican's vested interest in pooh-poohing certain conspiratorial notions presented in "Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown's oeuvre, the official paper of the Holy See didn't quite pan director Ron Howard's cinematic treatment of Brown's prequel, "Angels & Demons," either.
