Review: “The Woman in the Window” (2021)

With their thriller “The Woman in the Window,” director Joe Wright and writer Tracy Letts know exactly what they are doing. The references are too overt for them not to- in the opening shots, the camera moves around Anna’s (Amy Adams) sprawling and eerie New York home, moving past a television where a couple of […]

Throwback Review: “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” (2008)

“Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” is a modern movie with all the hallmarks of a 1930s screwball comedy. The film, set in pre-World War II London, stars Frances McDormand as Guinevere Pettigrew, a governess who just got fired from her fourth job. Desperate, Miss Pettigrew steals a job meant for someone else, but it […]

Review: “Arrival”

4 out of 5 stars. What would the people of Earth do if our planet was suddenly invaded by an alien race? It’s a question that has been asked by hundreds of science fiction films, with “Arrival” now joining the bunch. But “Arrival” isn’t an action movie. It isn’t about people fighting the aliens; in fact, the story […]