Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) navigates puberty, religion and New Jersey (among other forms of knitwear) in this new adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic period drama. A groundbreaking novel in […]
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On iPlayer: Primary Colors
Adding credence to the notion that any rich schmuck can be president, John Travolta plays a Democratic candidate in this 1998 political satire. Adapted from an anonymously published novel about […]
Richard Jewell
Clint Eastwood follows up last year’s The Mule with Richard Jewell in a rhyming couplet worthy of his brother, Tim Westwood. The true story of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing, Richard […]
Misery
Misery turns 25 this year; the perfect flimsy pretext for reviewing this cockadoodie classic. Because it’s Stephen King, the story is about an author, named Paul Sheldon (James Caan). After […]
Woody Allen: A Double Bill – Part 5: Cassandra’s Dream Child
When choosing a good Woody Allen film and a bad Woody Allen film to review, I tend to use Rotten Tomatoes as a guide. But this time the consensus seems, […]
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