The powerful, new documentary The Invisible War calls attention to the epidemic of sexual abuse that is plaguing all branches of the armed forces.

A mesmerizing film that will stay with you long after you have left the theatre, Beasts of the Southern Wild is an intimate story set in a world on the edge of disaster.

  Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer writes about films of interest to our audience. The Artist captured my heart so completely last year that when I learned Oscar-winning actor Jean Dujardin had been passed over for the French Cesar, I responded with outrage. Who could possibly have given a better performance? Now I know. And while I think “better” and “best” are meaningless constructs in this instance, it’s hard to quarrel with the French Academy’s choice. Omar Sy, who took home the statuette for The Intouchables…

Writers Bloc is delighted to host reviews by film critic Jean Oppenheimer, who writes about films of interest to our audience. Grand Illusion, Jean Renoir’s great, pacifist film of 1937, isn’t just one of the most outstanding anti-war films ever made; it is one of the best films ever made — a work whose beauty lies in the quiet and quietly transcendent sense of humanity that infuses it. This year, the movie’s 75th anniversary, is being celebrated with the release of a beautiful new print.…