One Good Film: "What Maisie Knew"
A sharp-eyed update of a Henry James novel with a resilient little girl at its center.
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Movies I Forgot I Reviewed: "Innocence" (2004)
From the archives: Marion Cotillard and a cast of schoolgirls in a disturbing, dreamlike meditation on childhood's end.
Watch List Digest 3/22/26
E.T. Go Home: "Project Hail Mary," "Islands"
A sybaritic slow-burner on demand and an over-manipulative crowd-pleaser from two directors who should know better.
Oscars Post-Mortem: Let People Enjoy Things
I’m glad PTA won best director, I’m doubly glad Michael B. Jordan won best actor, I wish for lots of reasons that “Sinners” had won best picture but, fine, the movie will last. And other thoughts.