Upper East Side Film

Winner of the Academy Award for best foreign film, "The Counterfeiters" tells the little known true story of Jewi...

Sorry for the lag time between reviews, dear readers, but there just isn't a lot of quality out there right now worth my time or money (...

In the February wasteland of new films, there is usually one that breaks out and stays with you for a while. This year, that film ...

"Cloverfield" allows us to relive 9/11 in the safety of a movie theater using a never explained Godzilla-like monster to re...

Shooting "Matchpoint" in England revitalized Woody Allen. It didn't last long however, as "Snoop" was a disappo...

No doubt about it, this is a magnificent performance by Daniel Day-Lewis. The film centers completely around his character, Daniel Plainview...

Happy New Year to all. Another film year in the books and my theatrical viewing continues to drop (67 films in theaters this year). More and...

This should be sub-titled "There Will Be Blood". Director Tim Burton executes a wonderful screen version of the dark musical...

Directed by Julian Schnabel, the film is based on the true story of Elle Magazine editor, Jean-Dominique Bauby, who was paralyze...

Goosebumps. You want a ghost story to give you Goosebumps. "The Orphanage" delivers them big time. In an era when "horror...

You know you're watching a film of merit when it unfolds like a good book and you get lost in the story. "Atonement...

This film is a strange mix of serious politics and light comedy. Written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Mike Nichols, "Charl...

A sharp script and terrific performances highlight this comedy about a pregnant teenager. The film is intelligent and there is never a...

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney return to their Indy roots in this intimate film about a brother and sister dealing with their fathe...

I am boring.... After an extremely promising start, "Legend" slows to a crawl until the big finish, which frankly, didn't real...

Based on the non-fictional bestseller, "Into The Wild" is the story of Chris McCandless, a college graduate who leaves b...

Disney has found a new way to mine box office gold. "Enchanted" borrows from Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and few of th...

Using a technique he debuted with "The Polar Express", director Robert Zemeckis takes it to another level with "Beowulf...

This amazing crime drama joins the ranks of Joel and Ethan Coen's best work. The film works on so many levels, I don't know where to...

At 83 Sidney Lumet proves he's still got his directing chops. This is a taut little crime drama that puts ordinary people in...