My Man Godfrey

Guess what? Shakespeare is once again “our contemporary.” Yet how much more interesting he is when he is allowed to be out of date.

James Bond? Isn’t he “the dude/Who lets the girl down before/The hero arrives”

For a few moments near the beginning of Betty Thomas’s 28 Days (written by Susannah Grant) you might almost begin to think that the comic drunk, that staple of 1950s humor who has now almost completely disappeared from the cultural landscape, was making a comeback. Nowadays, of course, we tend to think that laughing at…

Anyone who loves words and word games, and especially anyone who has ever struggled with the New York Times crossword, will find a lot to enjoy in this movie

Hilary Swank should never have left Nebraska — especially not for 18^th century France.

The Franco-German director Dominik Moll’s new film is called Harry, Un Ami Qui Vous Veut du Bien, which means, “Harry, a friend who only wants the best for you.” For its American release it has been given the slightly misleading English title of With A Friend Like Harry. . ., but in other English-speaking countries…