Tag: february 2023
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‘Love Letters” Bad Romance
The movie, featuring one of Jamie Lee Curtis’ best performances, is like a yellow-paged romance potboiler with the emotional dishonesty taken out.
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The Painful Triumphs of ‘A Woman Like Eve’
This frank, ahead-of-its-time marriage drama trains its focus on a housewife who leaves her dominating husband for another woman.
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Though Minor in Stature, ‘A Very Natural Thing’ Feels Major
‘A Very Natural Thing”s quality is near equal to its importance.
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Love Games
On ‘Love & Basketball’ and ‘Disappearing Acts’
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From Ezell’s to the Movies: Jeremy and Nathan Rudd’s Hollywood Dreams
The identical twins were born into a family of fast-food giants. Now, they’re forging their own path in film.
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‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ and ‘Your Place or Mine’ Struggle to Find a Rhythm
A sequel and a rom-com.
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More Movies to Fall in Love with This February
Last February, I recommended some underappreciated movies worth checking out to ring in the year’s most romantic month for 425. Here are a few more.
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Short Takes: ‘Knock at the Cabin,’ ‘Pamela, A Love Story,’ and ’80 for Brady’
M. Night Shyamalan returns, a misunderstood icon sets the record straight, and veteran actresses inspire laughs in Tom Brady propaganda.
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‘Nappily Ever After’ is a Rocky, But Intermittently Touching, Empowerment Tale
Sanaa Lathan elevates material susceptible to limiting tropes and thorny conclusions.