In the six-minute pre-credit sequence of director/co-writer Joshua Marston’s intriguing drama, Complete Unknown, Rachel Weisz is seen playing a nurse, a magician’s assistant, and a few other roles. When she […]
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Author: Gary M. Kramer
Gary M. Kramer is a Philadelphia-based freelance writer. He is the co-editor of Directory of World Cinema: Argentina. Volumes 1 and 2, and teaches seminars at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute. Follow him on Twitter @garymkramer.
Interview: Local Actor Nick Marini (Summer of 8)
Born in Bryn Mawr, raised in Mt. Airy and a 2014 graduate from the University of Pennsylvania (he majored in Cinema Studies), Nick Marini makes an auspicious film debut as […]
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Miss Sharon Jones! review
When Sharon Jones sings with her band, The Dap Kings, her voice and her tremendous energy shine. It is evident that she enjoys performing as much as her fans enjoy […]
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You review
Anyone who didn’t grow up watching Norman Lear’s TV shows—All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons among them—may not understand why Lear is the most influential producer […]
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Cafe Society review
Woody Allen’s latest trifle, Café Society, continues to explore themes that obsess the writer director, namely, infidelity vs. loyalty, Hollywood vs. New York, Judaism vs. other religions, reason vs. muscle. […]
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Our Kind of Traitor review
Anyone who saw the recent John Le Carre miniseries The Night Manager can enjoy more of the same globe-hopping intrigue in Our Kind of Traitor. This slick thriller, directed by Susanna […]
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Therapy for a Vampire review
It’s a “high-concept” idea to mix vampires and Freud, and Therapy for a Vampire certainly does its homework, with references to both analysis and vampirism. But there is something—and forgive […]
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Me Before You review
Swathed in luxurious white bedding, Will Traynor (Sam Claflin) and Alicia (Vanessa Kirby) live that perfect glossy magazine life befitting to a couple so damn rich and gorgeous. But before […]
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Presenting Princess Shaw review
Princess Shaw (aka Samantha Montgomery) is a down-on-her-luck singer in New Orleans who uploads performance clips on You Tube. Unbeknownst to her, Kutiman, an Israeli, has taken her a cappella […]
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Maggie’s Plan review
In writer/director Rebecca Miller’s witty, urbane comedy, Maggie’s Plan, Maggie (Greta Gerwig) has a plan: She wants to get pregnant by artificial insemination. She bases this decision on the fact […]
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Love & Friendship review
Whit Stillman’s 1990 debut, Metropolitan, cemented his reputation as a filmmaker who wittily chronicled the social mores and proprieties of the upper class. While it took more than 25 years […]
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