Train, The (1964)

A notorious and notoriously disgusting bit of cinema which, nevertheless, has a bit more to it than the rest of Lars von Trier’s films

Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet is a good example of Shakespeare killed by terminal hipness. It is remarkably clever, and even has some good dramatic ideas. Having Juliet (Claire Danes) wake up just before Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) drinks the poison and simply cutting Friar Lawrence (Pete Postlethwaite) out of it is an interesting notion and…

If this is how both sides in America have decided to do politics in the age of Trump, there’s not much point finding fault, is there?

It’s got Brad. And Julia. It’s also got a Very Big Star in a surprise cameo in the last reel playing (uncredited) the mysterious tycoon whom everybody has been talking about but no one has seen. And, as if all that were not enough for you, it’s got Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) in the very…

Kevin Costner’s love affair with Kevin Costner continues — and spoils what might otherwise have been a decent picture

Yet another attempt to bring the classic novel to the silver screen, but without paying much attention to anything in it beyond the plot.