65 stories by "Betsy Sherman"
Given its its male-weepy genre, the "inspirational sports movie based on a true story," Million Dollar Arm is surprisingly enjoyable.
The movie intelligently reimagines the Dostoyevsky novella while retaining the emotional turmoil at its core. It's a brilliantly executed pitch-black comedy.
"Fading Gigolo" isn't about fulfillment, sexual or otherwise -- it's about the transitions in the lives of its characters.
John Hubley was a dominant force in bringing animation out of the studio system and onto the drawing boards of individual artists . His life story is also an entryway into the social histor…
It has the makings of a Barbara Stanwyck boomlet: Victoria Wilson visited Boston to talk about the first volume of her major biography of the star, and the actress can be seen on-screen at t…
Although rather shallow in its characterizations, "Bad Words" makes up for this deficiency in its rollicking, R-rated demolition of a familiar character-building institution: the spelling be…
Along with the absence of a desk, the fact that guests aren't coming on in order to plug their latest whatever sets "The Pete Holmes Shows" apart from typical late-night fare.
"Tomorrow Night" is firmly in the makes-you-cringe vein of comedy of which "Louie" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" would become exemplars.
This is an invaluable volume that can and should be read in conjunction with one's own Ulmer movie marathon.
An annual gathering of superb new animation from around the world. This year's standouts include "Oh Willy..." from Belgium and "Virtuoso Virtual" from Germany.
Although there are bumps on the way from the brilliant first season to the uneven fourth season, "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" stands as a clever, thought-provoking and joyful creation"a …
The Museum of Fine Arts' retrospective of the films of Francois Truffaut approaches its conclusion with another rarely screened late work by this master of 20th-century cinema.
"American Hustle" has its flaws, major and minor, but it's very entertaining and contains some great performances, especially by the female cast members.
The Museum of Fine Arts' retrospective of the films of Francois Truffaut offers an opportunity to see some rarely screened late works by this master of 20th-century cinema.
Stand-up comic Colin Quinn has been giving a lot of thought to the Founding Fathers, their vision for the new nation and, well, how that turned out. The result is his sharp and funny one-man…
