“Greta Gerwig continues to exercise her command of cinematic storytelling with ‘Little Women,’ a perfectly wrapped and beribboned Christmas gift as welcome as a steaming cup of cocoa after a frosty skate around the local frozen pond.”
“Dramatic license is so much a given that discussions of authenticity are as damned as they are damning.”
“Maybe this war of innocence is one that’s never really won or lost. Maybe we just take life one battle at a time.”
An Essay by Marshall Shaffer
Devika Girish Interviews Sam Levy
“It’s a touching depiction of a bond between sisters, but it doesn’t really create such a bond with viewers.”
“Atonement may always be widely regarded as Wright’s best work, but Hanna is his bravest and most authentic (and should be remembered as such).”
“A turn to the past in order to rationalize the present, Brooklyn is a standout example of the forceful, empathetic tempest that cinema is capable of delivering to an audience.”
A Column by Dylan Moses Griffin
