Earlier this month I started a list of favorite “haunting” moments in film. Haunting moments aren’t necessarily inspiring in a feel-good, happy ending sense– though sometimes they can be. Instead they are those cinematic points in time that bring revelation to our souls in some big or small way. Here is my second round of…

In the trailer for this Academy Award-nominated documentary, a couple from New Orleans’ Ninth Ward is trapped by Hurricane Katrina and struggles to survive. The film tries to portray that “Katrina is still going on” and that “it’s not about a hurricane; It’s about America.”

Full disclosure: I am a sap when it comes to romantic comedies, and, save “Last Chance Harvey,” it’s been quite a dry spell these last few months in the cinema for the genre. Therefore, I’m pleased to announce the arrival of “New In Town,” starring Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr., as Lucy and Ted,…

This year’s Best Picture Oscar is a competitive field. The media likes to paint it as a two-person or two-film race in many categories, but it may be one of those years in which many films have a chance. Some years this happens because of an over-abundance of great films. 1939 was the probably the…

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