7 years ago
Ray Liotta 4
“That’s Italian!”: On the 25th Anniversary of “GoodFellas”
I was fifteen years old on September 21st, 1990 – the day Martin Scorsese’s GoodFellas opened in theatres -- and a full two carloads of us had negotiated the necessary curfew extensions to go see a 10:30 PM show at the Showcase multiplex in Revere, a suburb ju...
Read more →
How We Fell In Love With the Movies
'Tis the day of love, this February 14th, and thus we'll all be focusing on the loves that make our lives worth while, whether they exist or not. But no matter how many times your heart is broken by another person, you could at least always count on great movi...
Read more →
‘Exit Elena’ A Brilliant, Deceptively Simple Portrait of Multi-Generational Malaise
For a stretch, Exit Elena is by all appearances an unassuming micro-scale drama about a young nurse named Elena (Kia Davis) who takes a job in the Boston suburbs as a live-in aide. While caring for the sweet, elderly Florence (Gert O’Connell), Elena spends eve...
Read more →
Family and Fate Converge in the Intimate Epic The Place Beyond the Pines
A-
Two years ago, Derek Cianfrance made his narrative feature debut with the emotionally-charged, uncomfortable-yet-beautiful romantic drama Blue Valentine, which was about the despair and devastation of romantic relationships and the pain they leave behind...
Read more →
