In 1935 a young Jewish nai'f, Bobby.įILM Richard Alleva Cloistered Crimes 'THE INNOCENTS' In the very first minute of Anne Fontaine's The Innocents, serenity fills the screen.and is quickly shattered. The worst.Ĭafé Society & Florence Foster Jenkins (September 2016)įILM Richard Alleva Fragile Illusions 'CAFE SOCIETY' & 'FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS' Cafe Society s plot is a repository for all the familiar Woody Allen themes. Blazing because of the passion that informs every shot, an iceberg because so much of its meaning resides.įILM Richard Alleva An American Spartacus 'BIRTH OF A NATION' There is no way to turn the story of Nat Turner into an entertainment that is morally neat and emotionally digestible. Suddenly the door crashes open and an intruder flashes a light in their eyes.įILM Richard Alleva No Refuge 'MOONLIGHT' Moonlight is a blazing iceberg of a movie. ![]() Manchester by the Sea & Fences (February 2017)įILM Richard Alleva Character Studies 'MANCHESTER BY THE SEA' & 'FENCES' Even a frequent moviegoer rarely comes across a film that captures the drift and flow of daily life and conveys its.įILM Richard Alleva Stay-at-Home Heroes 'LOVING' Aman is sleeping beside his wife late at night in their bedroom. Not just trophy wives and mistresses but also hangers-on, go-betweens.įILM Richard Alleva Grounded 'PATERSON' Recently I wrote of Manchester by the Sea that one "rarely comes across a film that captures the drift and flow of daily life and conveys its pungent. ![]() ![]() In fact.īeguiled, Wonder Woman, Baby Driver (August 2017)įILM Richard Alleva Blockbusting 'THE BEGUILED,' 'WONDER WOMAN,' 'BABY DRIVER' In the world of moviemaking, where genre entertainments can rake in big profits but also grind a filmmaker's.įILM Richard Alleva Waving & Drowning 'NORMAN' Power is certainly seductive, but the seduction is not always sexual. Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (August 2018)įILM Richard Alleva The Right Man for the Job WIM WENDERS'S 'POPE FRANCIS: A MAN OF HIS WORD' Ireally wanted to hate Pope Francis: A Man of His Word but couldn't bring myself to do it.
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