Film Reviews

I, Tonya

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2018-05-13T12:32:16+00:00 February 23rd, 2018|

An engrossing docudrama covers the life and times of one-time Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding.

Mudbound

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2018-05-13T12:31:10+00:00 February 22nd, 2018|

Dee Rees' saga of white farmers eking out a living in the 1940s Mississippi Delta deserved greater acclaim.

Lucky

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-03-21T20:13:53+00:00 February 21st, 2018|

John Carroll Lynch's ode to veteran American actor Harry Dean Stanton is a small-town masterpiece.

Darkest Hour

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2018-05-13T12:30:08+00:00 February 20th, 2018|

Gary Oldman's portrayal of Winston Churchill is the bright, shining light in a film about England's time of woe.

The Post

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2018-05-13T12:29:01+00:00 February 11th, 2018|

Steven Spielberg effectively brings Katherine Graham and the volatile Pentagon Papers era to light, but takes few chances.

Indiscretion of an American Wife (Stazione Termini)

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2018-03-21T20:13:39+00:00 February 10th, 2018|

Vittorio De Sica's "Stazione Termini" got David O. Selznick's editing and an American title.

All the Money in the World

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-05-13T12:27:33+00:00 January 16th, 2018|

Ridley Scott's retelling of the Italian kidnapping of John Paul Getty II elicits superb work from patriarch Christopher Plummer.

American Made

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-03-21T20:13:06+00:00 January 7th, 2018|

Tom Cruise is in top form in Doug Liman's sly take on the life and times of one Barry Seal.

Phantom Thread

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-03-21T20:13:01+00:00 January 6th, 2018|

Paul Thomas Anderson's dives into the British fashion world of the 1950s, and creates an difficult romance.

It Comes at Night

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-03-21T20:12:59+00:00 December 31st, 2017|

Trey Edward Shults' low budget thriller links a killer plague with human mistrust and fear wins out.

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Marcia Yarrow

Military brat Marcia Yarrow was born in Hamburg. She grew up in Germany, Spain, and Provo, Utah. She studied film at USC and now lives in London.

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Max Oxley

Born and raised in South-East London, Max Oxley spends the majority of his time either watching films or being stressed out by the fact he is currently not watching a film. A film school dropout, he now pursues a career in lounging around in the English countryside.