Film Review: Amour
With Amour, Austrian-born writer/director Michael Haneke has crafted his masterpiece.
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Film Review: The Other Son
Another in a series of film reviews by film critic Jeannie Oppenheimer. Autumn in Hollywood signals the start of awards season, when studios and film companies release their more adult, intelligent, quality films (which is not to say there weren’t some real gems earlier in the year, most notably Beasts of the Southern Wild, Moonlight Kingdom and the French film The Intouchables). Argo, which opened two weeks ago, is bound –- deservedly –- for Oscar gold. With its seamless intertweaving of drama, suspense and humor,…
Film Review: Argo
Argo is such an entertaining movie that it almost restores one’s faith in the Hollywood studio system.
Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer on the new film Arbitrage
Arbitrage introduces us to a man who seemingly has everything–-then sits back and watches as his charmed life runs off the rails.
Two documentary film reviews: The Invisible War and Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story
The powerful, new documentary The Invisible War calls attention to the epidemic of sexual abuse that is plaguing all branches of the armed forces.
Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer on the new French film, The Intouchables
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…