by Chip Kaufmann & Michelle Keenan Just a few weeks ago we were wondering how we were going to come up with ten films for our critical and personal best lists for the year. We were also lamenting the lack of that one beguiling film, the one that captures ourContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) This film was brought to mind by the recent release of the film Mr. Holmes (see my review this issue) about an elderly Sherlock Holmes. Thirty years ago producer Steven Spielberg and director Barry Levinson concocted this fanciful tale about how Holmes andContinue Reading
From Chautauqua to post apocalyptic action, June is “Pickford perfect.” by Michelle Keenan Fresh off teaching a course about one of the great pioneers of the movie industry, the Good Professor Kaufmann has penned a terrific feature about Mary Pickford. Unless you are a film historian or total movie geek,Continue Reading
Avengers: The Age of Ultron *** ½ Short Take: An unbelievably convoluted plot, too many characters, and overbearing special effects made this a real endurance contest for me, but fans of the series will feel differently. Reel Take: “The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things,Continue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Mad Max (1979) Having made it through Mad Max: Fury Road, the latest installment in the series (see my review), I went back and re-watched the original to revisit the character’s humble origins when he first hit the screen back in 1979. The original was made duringContinue Reading
