Upper East Side Film

An intense human drama capped by an excellent performance by Kate Winslet. "The Reader" starts as an affair between a young ma...

David Fincher has always been a visionary director. He's made some remarkable films over the years and "Benjamin Button"...

A terrific memoir reduced to a TV movie of the week masquerading as big screen entertainment. Yes, the dog is cute but unfortunately...

From writer/director Mike Leigh comes a charming story of an eternal optimist. The film has all but disappeared from most theaters but ...

A friend recommended this months ago and then the buzz began to build. I finally got a chance to see it for myself and the buzz is real. Thi...

"The Spirit" was created by Will Eisner, a pioneer in American comics. Artist and writer Frank Miller brings the character to lif...

Archie Bunker meets Dirty Harry. These may be dated references but they are American icons and so is Clint Eastwood. More occupied in di...

A U.S. Premiere at the Spanish Cinema Now festival at Lincoln Center features the beautiful scenery of Spain's mountains but transf...

This one will be hard to find as it's been shoved aside for newer holiday films. I still wanted to see it before Award season and ...

Not even the grandeur of IMAX can save this stinker. Keanu Reeves is perfectly cast as an emotionless alien who drops into Central Par...

There are simply not enough superlatives to fit a 30 second review. This film is a crowning achievement for director Ron Howard and everyone...

Utilizing archival footage and recreated scenes, director Gus Van Sant brings us the life and times of Harvey Milk (not to be confused w...

Oliver Stone has done a remarkable job documenting past Presidents. In "W.", he chronicles the life of a president while still i...

After a terrific debut as James Bond in "Casino Royale", Daniel Craig is shaken, not stirred into a mess of a follow-up. ...

Writer/Director Kevin Smith returns with a new comedy, that true to his nature will offend many and have others singing his praises. ...

Strictly for the tweeners, this franchise is wearing out it's welcome. The songs are forgettable, the acting is below average, ...

Ed Harris pulls off a trifecta, co-writing, directing and starring in this old fashioned western, in the tradition of "Unforgiv...

Ann Hathaway plays against type in the new film from Jonathan Demme. She plays Kim, just out of rehab and returning to her family...

From Darren Aronofsky, the man who bought us "PI", "Requiem For A Dream" and the metaphysical mess, "The Fo...

Spike Lee goes to war and leaves me confused. The film starts out in the 80's when a postal worker, working at his window, shoot a cust...