How much we have to learn from our elders, yet how infrequently we quiet ourselves to really listen to their wisdom.

What we lack is a real Vader, even a Tapia-level villain. Ours spends most of the film barking orders on the phone, her plotting like an incantation, more of the same.

“Blinded” could easily become a timeless coming of age classic like Fast Times at Ridgemont High and The Breakfast Club.

 It tells Patrick’s story as he recorded it, filled with grace and devoid of legends and embellishments.

It gains credibility by portraying the sad truth that, however anxious Jeremy may be to help, there are times when Melissa must suffer alone.

The real joy of a fake priest.

The Two Popes leaves one changed.

It is interesting to know that Affleck, who has been in and out of rehab, who plays this role in a deeply-felt and convincing manner, was in rehab for much of the filming.

Yet, in combination with all the pagan hocus-pocus, it does smack of a New Age outlook on the world.

A pretty picture, but a diluted plot.

We hear a lot about ‘toxic masculinity,’ and how everything traditionally associated with men is bad. Seeing 1917 reminded me of how ridiculous that is.

The film powerfully expresses the need for veterans to discover hope by keeping the memory alive of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Shelby, more than anyone, has to juggle what’s best for the car and driver and what’s best for the pockets financing the whole endeavor.

What is clear and stands on firm ground historically are the racial politics then and now that continue to influence zoning and elections to keep people of color poor.

Like its protagonist, I Am Patrick is not unfamiliar with disruptions to a mission.

A stylish movie with fast editing and eye-catching photography, and good acting performances, but it loses some momentum.

The darkly funny horror film serves up very bloody humor.

It lacks the joie de vivre of The Full Monty but communicates the value of community that cements friendship and feelings of belongingness to one another.

Consecutive scenes mark how immediately some life moments recount the past.

The Sundance sensation is the funniest and most unpredictable movie of the year.