Meadowland, I Smile Back, Suffragette, A Ballerina's Tale

Meadowland

I Smile Back



Suffragette

A Ballerina's Tale



Quick capsules on a mixed week at the movies:

Far From the Madding Crowd, Iris

Far From the Madding Crowd

Iris




Quick capsules on two chick flicks:

Inside Llewyn Davis

"Inside Llewyn Davis" is the first Coen Brothers movie by way of Wes Anderson, and that's most definitely not a good thing. This lethargic evocation of the New York folk music scene circa 1961 is highly stylized and handsomely mounted, with unimpeachable production design, but totally lacking in human feeling. 

The Great Gatsby

You remember "The Great Gatsby," don't you, old sport? Probably read it in American Lit in high school. Long Island, mysterious multimillionaire, opulent parties, all that jazz. Didn't care much for it, old sport? Yeah, me neither. And I know how you feel about Baz Luhrmann. Better not to say anything at all.