The Color Purple
By Jeffery Berg December 23, 2023
At first, it’s difficult to not think of Whoopi Goldberg’s incredible debut, but Fantasia Barrino proves a marvelous screen presence with her authentic, powerful turn.
At first, it’s difficult to not think of Whoopi Goldberg’s incredible debut, but Fantasia Barrino proves a marvelous screen presence with her authentic, powerful turn.
Andrew Haigh’s new film can be seen as a long, protracted “if only.”
Self-hate, self-harm, and a sicko plot twist are Eileen’s way stations, along with a few tantalizing glimpses of the redemptive power of love.
Trans and nonbinary individuals, across a span of generations, tell their life stories, intermixed with passages from Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel, Orlando: A Biography.
Sofia Coppola tells a disquieting, empathetic, and very American story based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me.
Léa Seydoux completely immerses herself in this demented and sprawling epic romance about missed opportunities.
Although David Grann’s nonfiction page-turner offers more than enough material for a 206-minute film, the result here is lopsided.
Based on a popular young adult novel, the adaptation is a sensitively drawn coming-of-age tale of friendship and a potential romantic relationship between two Mexican American teens in late 1980s El Paso.
Juliette Binoche stars as a journalist who goes undercover to take on menial cleaning jobs and write an exposé about how the other half lives.