Boston Strangler (2023) - dir. by Matt Ruskin Boston Strangler, an investigative journalism thriller, is a captivating mix of Zodiac (2007), Spotlight (2015) and She Said (2022). Released quietly and unceremoniously on Hulu two weeks ago, I can't help but wonder if this would be the best movie of the year in, let's say, 2003. … Continue reading My Week in Movies (3/19-3/25)

Fearless (1993) - dir. by Peter Weir What a strange but beautiful movie, similar in operatic tone to Lorenzo's Oil (1992). Both films are painfully earnest, though as far as I know this one isn't based on a true story. In Fearless, Jeff Bridges plays Max Klein, and we meet him as though he were … Continue reading My Week in Movies (3/12-3/18)

Across 110th Street (1972) - dir. by Barry Shear This is a grimy, ugly (in a good way) crime film. It's sweaty (literally, filmed in summer in Harlem) and ultra-violent, with bodies squirting blood like punctured ketchup packets. It's a story about two-bit criminals who get in over their heads after a robbery gone wrong. … Continue reading My Week in Movies (3/5-3/11)

Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark (2023) - dir. by Steven Feinartz What do you say about stand up comedy, you like it or you don't. Well I like Marc Maron, and in this special he discusses, among other things, his grief at the loss of his partner (and filmmaker) Lynn Shelton back in 2020. … Continue reading My Week in Movies (2/26-3/4)