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As if further proof were needed that we live in the Golden Age of Animation, along comes “The Princess and the Frog.”
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by Bill Wine
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5/21/21
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The bravura biopic, “Selma,” is about more than one man; it’s about a community.
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by Bill Wine
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5/14/21
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This just in: “ Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” (2013) is just as funny as “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.” (2004)
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by Bill Wine
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5/7/21
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The frightening proposition that is Alzheimer’s disease is conveyed with admirable authenticity and clear-eyed compassion in the melancholy medical melodrama, “Still Alice” (2014).
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by Bill Wine
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4/30/21
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This provocative portrait of an Iraq War legend is up to director Clint Eastwood’s already high standards.
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by Bill Wine
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4/23/21
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As overwhelmingly sad as the subject matter is, the film's imprint is not only life-affirming but, almost miraculously, hopeful as well.
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by Bill Wine
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4/16/21
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We already know that he's a charismatic and magnetic movie star. But with this lead performance, he should officially join the ranks of our top screen actors.
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by Bill Wine
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4/9/21
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A documentary about dancers auditioning for a musical about dancers auditioning for a musical. And it's magical and not only toe-tapping but improbably, overwhelmingly moving.
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by Bill Wine
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4/2/21
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Can a movie be any more pleasurable than this one? As the final credits roll, it will seem impossible.
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by Bill Wine
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3/26/21
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By the time “Sunshine Cleaning” gets to cleanup time, you realize that it's been an original and touching drama. Okay, dramedy. Dark dramedy.
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by Bill Wine
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3/19/21
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Be careful what you wish for. Who knows what they're spraying on that allegedly greener grass?
That's the lesson learned by the title character in the animated cautionary adventure, …
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by Bill Wine
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3/12/21
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Ah, Beltway politics: the political stimulus, the journalistic response, and the big-business muddying of the waters.
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by Bill Wine
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3/5/21
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‘I Love You, Man” is a smart and highly entertaining bromantic comedy. I liked it, man.
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by Bill Wine
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2/26/21
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“Oceans” (2010) is an ecological documentary, the English-language version of a French-Spanish-Swiss co-production narrated by Pierce Brosnan, that examines the watery two-thirds of our planet.
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by Bill Wine
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2/19/21
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A romantic-triangle drama in which Joaquin Phoenix stars as a troubled thirtysomething, heartbroken from a recent breakup, with bipolar disorder and suicidal tendencies, who suddenly finds himself juggling two new romances.
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2/12/21
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It's a "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essay with sprocket holes. And real insight.
It's a "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essay …
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by Bill Wine
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2/5/21
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“Phoebe in Wonderland” (2008) boasts three splendid performances by a trio of gifted actresses. And one of them is — that is, was — a 10-year-old.
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by Bill Wine
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1/28/21
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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.
Ah, seven-minute Saturday Night Live TV sketches adapted …
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by Bill Wine
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1/22/21
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How long does it take to walk down the aisle? In this case, half a decade. Or, as the old joke says, "Marriage is a three-ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring, suffer-ing."
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by Bill Wine
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1/15/21
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What can brown do for the protagonist of “Cedar Rapids?” Well, let's put it this way: Not much, even though he lives in Brown Valley, works at BrownStar Insurance, and dresses almost exclusively in brown.
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By Bill Wine
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1/7/21
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