So long, Leonard Cohen 1934-2016
The first great casualty of the Trump election was the complete opposite of Trump. So unlike Trump was Leonard Cohen that you cannot imagine the two on the same planet. At least Cohen, a poet, singer, ...
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A generally compelling, if curiously unfocused, WWII story based on shocking real life events
Joyce Glasser reviews The Innocents (November 11, 2016) It is widely known that the Russian ‘liberation’ of Poland (1945-1947) was more a case of the lesser of two evils than a joyful liberation, with ...
A superior, if flawed Sci-Fi film that makes semantics fascinating
Joyce Glasser reviews Arrival (November 11, 2016) After his powerful, nail-biting thriller, Sicario and this week’s acclaimed Sci-Fi alien invasion movie, Arrival, Canadian Denis Villeneuve is the hot ...
Aleksandr Sokurov’s creative, and often fascinating documentary about fortress Louvre
Joyce Glasser reviews Francofonia (November 11, 2016) Russian director Alexander Sokurov, who showed us the Hermitage Museum in one unedited take in Russian Ark is not so much interested in the painti ...