King’s Row (1942)

Cradle Will Rock is a huge disappointment—nothing but a vanity project for Tim Robbins, who wrote and directed it. It’s a great shame, not only because Robbins showed that he was capable of something much better in Dead Man Walking a few years ago, but also because it has an all-star cast (including Vanessa Redgrave,…

A respectful period romance which, however, doesn’t give us as much of the period as it does of the romance

An engrossing French thriller that almost succeeds in reminding us of Hollywood’s great days — now, alas, long past

A rather simple but still powerful movie about educational reform which ought to be less controversial than it is

Poor Meg Ryan can’t seem to find a decent role in which she is allowed to be a grown-up. Whose idea was it to try making her a boxing manager dressed like a hooker?

The idea behind this movie is mistaken, I think, but its execution makes it very watchable