Starting Thursday, February 7, and continuing throughout the month of February, George Eastman Museum and The Little Theatre will each be hosting film series in honor of Black History Month. Spotlighting the unique voices of black filmmakers from around the world, these series get to the heart of what the movies do best, says Eastman […]
Adam Lubitow
Film critic for CITY Newspaper, writer, iced coffee addict, and dinosaur enthusiast.
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Film preview: ‘Who Will Write Our History’
On Sunday, January 27, the George Eastman Museum will host free screenings of Roberta Grossman’s powerful documentary “Who Will Write Our History” to coincide with International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Film preview: ‘Stan & Ollie’
Occasionally by-the-numbers as a biopic about Laurel & Hardy, the films works significantly better as both an affectionate look back at a classic film era, and an honest look at the highs and the lows of a lasting creative alliance.
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Film preview: ‘Burning’
Based on Haruki Murakami’s short story “Barn Burning,” South Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning” is an indelible, slow-burn thriller that begins as a quiet character study, detours into an enigmatic tale of romance and jealousy, then finally emerges as a chilling and unsettlingly elusive mystery.
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Film preview: ‘Over the Limit’
A riveting portrait of world-class Russian rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun, “Over the Limit” offers an at times harrowing dive into exactly what it takes to be an Olympic champion.
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Film preview: ‘On the Basis of Sex’
Felicity Jones portrays Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a brilliant woman who stuck to her principles, but who could be shrewd when necessary. It’s tough going, but nonetheless Ginsburg persists.
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Film review: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Based on James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, the film is at once a gorgeous, aching love story and an unflinching gaze into the failings of our justice system.
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Film review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
Pitching itself somewhere between a remake and a sequel, “Mary Poppins Returns” doesn’t desecrate the original’s legacy, but it doesn’t fully distinguish itself either, charming as it is.
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Roundup: The top movies of 2018
Every film mentioned here is absolutely worthy of your time.
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Film review: ‘Aquaman’
Seeking to differentiate his film from the dour tone and muted colors that’s become DC house style, director James Wan and his team run in the total opposite direction. The psychedelic production design fills the frame with as much color as possible.
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Film review: ‘Bumblebee’
The best Transformers movie by a mile (though it’s admittedly not a high bar to clear), against all odds “Bumblebee” ultimately succeeds by finding the beating heart beneath the machinery.
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Film review: ‘Roma’
Telling a small-scale story with the expansive sweep of an epic, Alfonso Cuarón’s semi-autobiographical film charts a year in the lives of a middle-class family, told through the eyes of the live-in maid and nanny.
