Movies
Movies
‘The Lighthouse’ will make you question your sanity
Because of their strong performances, the personality clashes between Pattinson and Dafoe provide the film with some of its best scenes.
Movies
‘Cats’ convinced me of the power of friendship
But even if it’s not good in the traditional sense, the “Cats” movie cannot be viewed in a traditional context. It must be viewed as an exercise in free-spirited, unabashed strangeness.
Movies
40 years later, ‘The Shining’ remains a paradigm of horror
The amalgamation of sound effects, long shots, masterclass framing, disturbing imagery, and the slow build of suspense creates a perfect horror movie.
Holidays
The pan-religious appeal of Emmet Otter
May I suggest the Jim Henson-directed “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas” for your not-quite-Christmassy-but-it’s-got-the-giving-spirit, made-for-television viewing pleasure?
CT Recommends
‘Parasite’ is a master class in empathetic satire
Here’s what I can say that won’t spoil it for you. The film is about a rich family and a poor family, and how their lives intersect.
all of the above
Arts and Leisure: Performance
Here we are again — back to Rochester after three shimmering months of summer. Some of us are arriving for…
lizard
CT Recommends: “Rango”
In 2011, Pixar was in the middle of a golden age, and with Dreamworks contenders like “How to Train Your…
avengers
“Endgame” matters, whether you like it or not (I did)
“Avengers: Endgame” succeeds as a “Marvel movie” more than as a “movie” in the general sense. I don’t mean to…
French film
Agnès Varda continues to live in cinema
Few people have ever embodied an art movement more than Agnès Varda did the French New Wave. Her first film,…
Hawaii
UR student Maddy Wary stars alongside Ben Affleck in Netflix film
Maddy Wary seems like your average college student, aside from having her own IMDb page and having acted alongside Ben…
