Lee snaps into theaters on September 27. Lee is the kind of film that aims to transcend the usual biopic mold, yet despite its ambition, it often feels bound by convention. Directed by Ellen Kuras […]
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Framing ‘Rear Window’
By Elazar Abrahams A few years ago, I wrote a paper for a film class, which follows below. The assignment was a frame analysis, a close read of a few seconds from any film on […]
Transformers One – Review
Transformers One rolls into theaters on September 20. By Elazar Abrahams Let’s get this out of the way—I’m not a die-hard Transformers fan. I’ve never seen the live-action films except for last summer’s Rise of […]
The Idea of You – Review
The Idea of You is now streaming on Prime Video. By Greg Wheeler Amazon Prime Video’s latest film, The Idea of You, brings to life the 2017 novel by Robin Lee, which was loosely inspired […]
Shooting Slapstick: Singin’ in the Rain
By Elazar Abrahams Last night, I rewatched Singin’ in the Rain, a film that just gets richer and richer with each viewing. While the titular number is so iconic, and I’ve been humming “All I […]
Megamind vs the Doom Syndicate – Review
Megamind vs the Doom Syndicate and all episodes of its companion series, Megamind Rules!, are now streaming on Peacock. By Zachary Greenberg 2010’s Megamind was one of the best and funniest animated films of all […]
Drive-Away Dolls – Review
Drive-Away Dolls is now in theaters. By Zachary Greenberg I’d like to consider myself an avid movie-goer, trying to attend at least one movie a month in the theaters. There’s something about watching a film […]
10th Anniversary of the Into the Woods Film at the NYPL
By Elazar Abrahams When I heard that the New York Public Library was hosting an event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the film adaptation of Into the Woods, I knew I had to be in […]
New York Jewish Film Festival 2024
Tomorrow night marks the conclusion of the 2024 New York Jewish Film Festival, which began earlier this month on January 10. This year, the 33rd annual fest presented a dynamic lineup of 28 works, including […]
Mean Girls (2024) – Review
Mean Girls hits theaters everywhere on January 12. By Elazar Abrahams This is less a standard, professional review of the new Mean Girls than it is a loose rant of the ways in which it […]
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