Steven Spielberg’s first foray into motion capture filmmaking turns the legendary boy journalist and globe-trotting adventurer of the early graphic novels of Herge into a big screen hero.
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Last chance: ‘The Right Stuff’ on HBO Max
Philip Kaufman story of the original NASA astronauts is *the* American epic of the last great frontier and a genuinely romantic take on the first generation of space cowboys.
‘Enchanted April’ – an Italian escape on Amazon Prime
Four women break out of their confined lives and roles when they rent a Italian villa in this romantic drama of reawakening. Josie Lawrence, Miranda Richardson, Polly Walker, and Joan Plowright costar with the beautiful Mediterranean landscape.
‘Up’ – a wondrous animated odyssey on Disney+
The fantastical adventure from Pixar is a film of whimsy and wonder, mixing Jules Verne imagination with the bubble-gum colors of a children’s picture book and Pixar’s trademark bouncy humor, all stirred with memories of childhood dreams.
John Huston’s ‘The Dead’ on Criterion Channel
John Huston’s final film is one of his most exquisite works, a perfect cinematic short story and a beautiful adaptation of James Joyce.
‘The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl’ on HBO Max
Robert Rodriguez collaborates with his kids on this whimsical fantasy that celebrates and encourages the fantasy lives of children. See a very young Taylor Lautner as Sharkboy.
Steve Martin and Michael Caine are ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ on HBO Max
Steve Martin is the sloppy, brash American con man who tramples through the carefully guarded French Riviera territory of elegant charlatan Michael Caine in this hilarious comedy from director Frank Oz.
‘Millennium Actress’ – Satoshi Kon’s celebration of cinema on Amazon Prime
As loving and perceptive a tribute to the power and legacy of movies as I’ve ever seen, Satoshi Kon’s animated drama Millennium Actress (Japan, 2001) deftly weaves history and film and memory into an imaginative meditation on way the movies become a part of our lives. It’s Not exactly the first thing you’d expect from […]
The hilarious original ‘The In-Laws’
Alan Arkin is a dentist roped into a scheme by his future in-law (Peter Falk), who may or may not be a CIA agent, in one of the funniest American movies of the seventies.
‘The Kids Are Alright’ – Long live rock on Amazon Prime Video
There isn’t another rock documentary in the world like The Kids Are Alright (1979). This is no familiar biographical narrative or historical overview talking about their generation, but a scrappy, vibrant musical portrait painted in the bold colors of rock itself: impassioned lyrics, power chords, crashing drums and smashing guitars. Die-hard fans of The Who […]