Elizabeth Weitzman

J’implore tous les dieux pour que le Canada ne commette pas aujourd’hui la même erreur que les États-Unis.

Sinners review: Michael B Jordan and Ryan Coogler team up for a historical horror epic with real bite The Black Panther duo reunite for an IMAX-worthy supernatural stunner

Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” is so many films wrapped in one—American epic, genre thriller, romance, musical—that it’s likely to leave you both dazed and awed by his enormous ambitions. My review, from Time Out: www.timeout.com/movies/sinne...

Sinners review: Michael B Jordan and Ryan Coogler team up for a historical horror epic with real bite The Black Panther duo reunite for an IMAX-worthy supernatural stunner

Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” is so many films wrapped in one—American epic, genre thriller, romance, musical—that it’s likely to leave you both dazed and awed by his enormous ambitions. My review, from Time Out: www.timeout.com/movies/sinne...

Many thanks to the iconic Paris Theater for inviting me to introduce Robert Altman’s opus "Nashville" today! Few films tell us more about how we got to where we are than this one does.

Jane Fonda Proclaims 'Woke Just Means You Give a Damn About Other People' in Rousing Lifetime Speech at SAG Awards 2025 Jane Fonda accepted the SAG Life Achievement Award from Julia Louis-Dreyfus during the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 23

"'Woke' just means you give a damn about other people." If you missed Jane Fonda's fantastic SAG Awards speech, there's a recap here: people.com/sag-awards-2...

'Jazzy' Review: Morrisa Maltz's Luminous Drama Shares a Sensitive Vision of Girlhood In "Jazzy," filmmaker Morrisa Maltz's follow-up to "The Unknown Country, we follow two girls from the ages of six to 12.

One of my favorite movies in recent memory is out today: Morrisa Maltz's gorgeous ode to girlhood, "Jazzy," costarring Lily Gladstone. My review, from The Wrap: www.thewrap.com/jazzy-review...

Spend the day watching this year's Sundance award winners! And start with "Sorry, Baby," Eva Victor's beautifully observed, tremendously moving debut. Online screenings available right now:

festival.sundance.org/program/film...

We Are on Our Own From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.

Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.

So, I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...

The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.

'Love, Brooklyn' Review: André Holland Navigates Romance Within a Changing Borough André Holland, DeWanda Wise and Nicole Beharie star in Rachel Holder's soulful indie romance "Love, Brooklyn."

Just want to make sure everyone knows you can "attend" Sundance online through February 2. One of the movies to watch from home is Rachael Holder's promising debut romance, "Love, Brooklyn." My review, from The Wrap: bit.ly/3WGjWv6

'Luz' Review: Flora Lau Conjures a Gorgeous Drama of Technology and Isolation A visual marvel, Flora Lau's "Luz" is likely to send you out of the theater in search of palpable reality: some grass to touch, maybe.

I know it's been a fairly slow Sundance, but there are still plenty of gems to be found. I especially liked Flora Lau's visually striking "Luz," starring Isabelle Huppert. My review, from The Wrap: bit.ly/4jzgWdJ

If you’ve been feeling helpless, this is quick, easy & genuinely impactful; these calls really do matter. Here’s the Senate switchboard number: (202)224-3121

The Doomsday clock is set at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever to a "global catastrophe." How appropriate, given that today marks the 61st anniversary of Kubrick's 'Dr. Strangelove,' the sharpest, most cautionary political satire.

Read on: cinephiliabeyond.org/stanle...

'Liza: A Truly Terrific, Absolutely True Story' Review: Delightful Doc Celebrates the Extraordinary Career of a Rare Icon Tribeca 2024: Bruce David Klein's documentary spares some details as it explores what it takes to be a legend like Minnelli

If you're in NYC this weekend, you definitely want to see the Liza Minnelli doc "Liza: A Truly Terrific, Absolutely True Story." Which is, indeed, truly terrific. It's at @ifccenter.bsky.social for the week, and here's my review, from The Wrap: bit.ly/4hworjV

I’ve been recommending Walter Salles’ Brazilian drama “I’m Still Here” primarily for Fernanda Torres’ extraordinary work as a woman standing firm in the face of obscene state corruption. But…there are other reasons to see it, too.

September 5: this gripping newsroom drama recounts one world-altering day in Munich A ’70s-style thriller that could only have been made in the 21st century

The terrific newsroom drama SEPTEMBER 5 is out wide this weekend, and well worth your time. Here’s my review, from Time Out: bit.ly/3Z523Xf

Joan Plowright, English actress of dazzling versatility, dies at 95 She was blessed, a critic wrote, with “unrivaled capacity for earthy truthfulness and emotional honesty.”

WaPo habitually centers men in a female obit subject’s life. This is a prime example. They were partners, but both the caption & opening define her via him *over* her own achievements. Plowright won a Best Actress Tony the year they married! Maybe that helped confer her rank? bit.ly/3PCfLfX

“Now it’s your turn to stand guard - may you all be the keeper of the flame. May you keep the faith.”

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What a wonderful offer. How can we donate books?

The Last Showgirl review: Pamela Anderson hits a career high as a topless dancer on the brink Anderson is a revelation in Gia Coppola’s touching elegy to Las Vegas razzle-dazzle

Gia Coppola’s lovely, elegiac THE LAST SHOWGIRL is special in so many ways, including career-high turns from Pamela Anderson, Dave Bautista & Jamie Lee Curtis. My review, from Time Out: bit.ly/3DWuTls

An island which is clearly bullshit with the sun setting behind a layer of smoke above it. Normally the sun sets at the Horizon though there is often a cloud layer there there's definitely some Wildfire smoke mixed in as well

Here's the sun setting in the smoke of up to 5 wildfires behind an island the fossil fuel industry built to hide their oil drilling derrick.

If you're into symbolism.

Taken at 4:52pm today in Long Beach, CA

Los Angeles Fires Highly rated charities providing relief and recovery to those impacted by fires in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles and surrounding California areas.

Charity Navigator’s helpful list of legit groups doing relief work on SoCal Fires. www.charitynavigator.org/discover-cha...

The Last Showgirl review: Pamela Anderson hits a career high as a topless dancer on the brink Anderson is a revelation in Gia Coppola’s touching elegy to Las Vegas razzle-dazzle

Gia Coppola’s lovely, elegiac THE LAST SHOWGIRL is special in so many ways, including career-high turns from Pamela Anderson, Dave Bautista & Jamie Lee Curtis. My review, from Time Out: bit.ly/3DWuTls

Objectively accurate

Delighted for Demi, but my favorite Golden Globe winner is Fernanda Torres, so outstanding in the still-underseen “I’m Still Here”

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and the Art of the Smear Amid a turducken of lawsuits, it’s hard to know what’s true. But truth isn’t the point for the people spinning this. The point is who has the more believable story.

Been waiting for someone to address the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni situation with a clear eye. @katrosenfi.bsky.social's take feels just right, for an industry built on spin: www.thefp.com/p/blake-live...

She’s right. This is amazing, and the only review of this movie you must read

Linda Lavin on The Muppet Show. RIP.

How do we know that Eggers isn’t going to just remake every movie on this list starting with Nosferatu?

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