At the center of Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine is an anti-heroine in the style of Tennessee Williams. Read More
Despite all of its hilarity and slapstick, Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday has a serious, dark heart. Read More
What is the task of the journalist, of the homicide detective, of the artist? What are we trying to get to the bottom of, but can’t? Read More
All the President’s Men evokes a quiet, pervasive anguish. Read More
The King of Comedy is an extended experiment in embarrassment by proxy. Read More
Murphy Brown’s red blazer. Mary Tyler Moore’s beret. Hildy Johnson’s chevron striped coat with matching hat... Read More
While the style of Paperman evokes a generation gone by, the themes at work are thoroughly contemporary. Read More
She wasn’t an avatar for women’s liberation; she was the real thing. And, in the deft hands of Mary Tyler Moore, she was funny as hell. Read More
Contained within Good Night, and Good Luck is the sense of a turning point. Read More