‘Uncut Gems’: No kidding around, Sandler gets serious
Photo: Courtesy of A24 Adam Sandler plays Howard Ratner in “Uncut Gems.” By Susan Kandell Wilkofsky It’s safe to say that Adam Sandler entered our collective psyche as a comedian…
‘Jojo Rabbit:’ brazen, serious and very, very funny
First still from the set of WW2 satire, JOJO RABIT. (From L-R): Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) has dinner with his imaginary friend Adolf (Writer/Director Taika Waititi), and his mother, Rosie…
Netflix’s ‘The Red Sea Diving Resort’ misses the real story of Ethiopian Jews
Chris Evans (left) and his co-stars in "The Red Sea Diving Resort," a new Netflix film about an Israeli rescue of Ethiopian Jews. (Screen shot from Netflix) By Ben Sales…
Unraveling the complexity of Steve Bannon
By Susan Kandell Wilkofsky Steve Bannon is a lefty. It’s true. Steve Bannon, media executive, strategist and former White House chief strategist, is indeed a lefty, just not in the…
Film Review: ‘On The Basis of Sex’
By Susan Kandell Wilkofsky “On the Basis of Sex” opens with a sea of men, all dressed in interchangeable gray suits, with briefcases swinging at their sides, ascending the steps…
The Captain depicts a startling transformation
Nothing can prepare you for the opening scenes of The Captain. It’s 1945, just two weeks before the end of World War II, and a young German soldier —…
Blaze: country singer and his Jewish wife
By Susan Kandell Wilkofsky Blaze is a bittersweet tale based on the memoir Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley by Sybil Rosen. Directed by Ethan Hawke,…
The need and the knead combine in twisting tale
By Susan Kandell Wilkofsky The Cakemaker is a little like a savory soufflé — delicate and delectable, but very fragile. One ingredient — secrecy — threatens to deflate the…