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A low-key, fact-based espionage mystery-thriller with a secret identity as a marital drama. In both guises, it delivers as a taut, tense, timely tale.
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by Bill Wine
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10/8/21
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The meaning of success, upward mobility, and job security all have to be redefined during a calamitous recession and that's exactly what the timely, resonant, and thought-provoking contemporary workplace drama, “The Company Men” (2010), sets out to do.
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by Bill Wine
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10/1/21
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Johnny Depp playing a standup chameleon.
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by Bill Wine
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9/24/21
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Each week, veteran film critic Bill Wine will look back at an important film that is worth watching, either for the first time or again.
Hey, a superhero movie with no Spandex. Will wonders …
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by Bill Wine
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9/18/21
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Geeky, cheeky, sneaky, and freaky, “Paul” (2011) is a gigglefest for sci-fi-romaniacs.
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by Bill Wine
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9/10/21
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A fictionalized historical drama about Anne and Mary Boleyn, sisters driven by their ambitious father and uncle to advance their family's status by courting the affections of the mercurial 16th century King of England, Henry VIII.
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by Bill Wine
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9/3/21
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Hey, there are limits. We know. But not for this guy. Not once he takes his meds. And this is his tale. A tall one at that.
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by Bill Wine
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8/27/21
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First-time director Patricia Riggen isn't afraid to be sentimental, but her film is emotionally explosive in conveying the reality of these lives as lived.
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by Bill Wine
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8/20/21
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Okay, so it's not flawless or priceless. But it's not careless, clueless, or carat-less either.
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by Bill Wine
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8/13/21
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It's computer-generated in the modern fashion but is meant to recall the traditional, hand-drawn mode, so it has a lushness and a warmth that reminds us of animation's classic style.
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by Bill Wine
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8/6/21
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“Bridesmaids” isn't a traditional romantic comedy, nor is it really a wedding flick. What it is is an exploration of female friendship.
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by Bill Wine
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7/30/21
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The boundaries of "doing whatever it takes to get by" change during times of financial hardship, a phenomenon that “Win Win” explores as it dramatizes the decision-making process in everyday life.
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by Bill Wine
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7/23/21
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Wimbledon just ended. The Olympics start July 23 and the U.S Open August 30. Time for a tennis film.
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by Bill Wine
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7/16/21
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This R-rated English-language redo of the pulpy Swedish thriller doesn't have quite the suffocating suspense or emotional impact of the original. But for anyone who missed out on that masterful, subtitled gem, this is a respectable, stimulating substitute.
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by Bill Wine
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7/9/21
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A family fantasy from Scorsese? What's going on here?
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by Bill Wine
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6/25/21
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A mission: impossible to resist.
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by Bill Wine
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6/18/21
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Despite sporting a title that makes it sound like a refreshingly forthright slasher flick, this sprawling epic is actually a thought-provoking morality fable about manifest destiny and man-first destiny.
Maybe it’s true that no man is an island, …
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by Bill Wine
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6/11/21
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Make sure you know your own story, and also know that right now, there are certainly options for you despite how overwhelming a job search may feel.
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6/4/21
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It’s a bloody musical! That's not a complaint, but a literal description of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007), director Tim Burton's movie version of Stephen Sondheim's unusual Broadway hit.
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by Bill Wine
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6/4/21
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Debuting screenwriter Diablo Cody won the Oscar for her screenplay's ear-tickling, smart-mouthed, stylized-but-honest dialogue, and the fine ensemble cast has a field day with it, especially Page as the shoot-from-the-lip teen and voiceover narrator.
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by Bill Wine
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5/28/21
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