“Passing” Stream 11/10 on Netflix
By Noah Gittell “Passing” is a complicated film. Based on a 1929 novella by Nella Larsen, it is the story of a Black woman who […]
AT THE MOVIES The Music Is the Message in “Bohemian Rhapsody”
AT THE MOVIES The Music Is the Message in “Bohemian Rhapsody” By Noah Gittell In 1980, the spoof “Airplane!” came out, and the air-disaster movie […]
AT THE MOVIES Redford’s Last Act Is a Low-Key Delight
AT THE MOVIES Redford’s Last Act Is a Low-Key Delight By Noah Gittell Some movies are like novels. They contain sprawling plots, multiple narrators, and […]
At the Movies “A Star is Born” Aims for the Stratosphere
At the Movies “A Star is Born” Aims for the Stratosphere By Noah Gittell Hollywood is built on myths of re-invention, so it seems only […]
AT THE MOVIES 9.28.18
AT THE MOVIES The Disappointments Pile Up in “White Boy Rick” By Noah Gittell Is Matthew McConaughey in need of another McConaissance already? After his […]
The Awards Season Begins Early in 2018
AT THE MOVIES The Awards Season Begins Early in 2018 By Noah Gittell It may be only September, but we are already deep into awards […]
Spike Lee Returns to Greatness
At the Movies Spike Lee Returns to Greatness By Noah Gittell Sometimes I worry that no one under the age of 30 knows about Spike […]
Portrait of an Adolescent, Contradictions and All
At the Movies Portrait of an Adolescent, Contradictions and All By Noah Gittell The first thing that stands out about “Eighth Grade” is the acne. […]
A Paean to Common Decency
At the Movies A Paean to Common Decency By Noah Gittell “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” first aired in 1968, and yet the new documentary about Fred […]
“First Reformed”, a New Masterpiece by an Old Master
By Noah Gittell Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed” is not a film for the faint of heart, the weak of mind, or the shallow in […]