movie & Television reviews FeatureMovie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘West Side Story’ John MulderigDecember 3, 20214 min read What do you get when you combine composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen Sondheim, playwright Arthur Laurents and choreographer Jerome Robbins, then throw director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner into the mix? Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City’ John MulderigNovember 30, 20212 min read In 2002, director Paul W. S. Anderson presided over the first big-screen adaptation of the zombie-themed videogame series “Resident Evil.” Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Encanto’ John MulderigNovember 30, 20213 min read Will viewers be charmed by “Encanto” (Disney)? For the most part, the answer is probably yes, though this vivacious animated musical does include content that could be of concern for the parents of impressionable kids. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Belfast’ John MulderigNovember 17, 20213 min read In 1969, as the wider world focused on such events as Apollo 11’s mission to the Moon, long-simmering sectarian tensions in Northern Ireland boiled over, initiating a period of religious and political strife, known as the Troubles, that would last for the next 30 years. FeatureMovie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ John MulderigNovember 17, 20213 min read This adaptation of a series of children’s books by Norman Bridwell, the first of which was published in 1963, is silly but mostly harmless. FeatureMovie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Last Night in Soho’ John MulderigNovember 10, 20213 min read It may have been author Peter De Vries rather than baseball great Yogi Berra who first observed that “nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.” FeatureMovie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Eternals’ John MulderigNovember 4, 20214 min read A mixed bag, both ethically and cinematically, director and co-writer Chloé Zhao’s Marvel Comics adaptation “Eternals” (Disney) is presented on an undeniably large scale. FeatureMovie & Television Reviews T.V. Review: ‘A Samurai in the Vatican,’ Nov. 17, PBS John MulderigNovember 3, 20214 min read An intriguing but largely forgotten historical incident is skillfully recounted in the documentary “A Samurai in the Vatican.” Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘The Last Duel’ John MulderigOctober 28, 20213 min read There are many knights but not much shining armor in the grim historical drama “The Last Duel” (20th Century). FeatureMovie & Television Reviews T.V. Review: ‘The Oratorio: A Documentary With Martin Scorsese,’ Nov. 5, PBS Chris ByrdOctober 27, 20214 min read Charming and uplifting, “The Oratorio” recounts the efforts of those who help to run the 200-year-old St. Patrick’s, along with others, to remember and recreate a largely forgotten operatic performance that took place there June 22, 1826 — and that represented a milestone in the cultural history of New York City. Previous 1 … 42 43 44 … 51 Next