- John Hansen
- November 3, 2021
‘Curse of the Jade Scorpion’ (2001) a mildly jazzy jaunt
Music and visual style are backdrops to the great Woody Allen films, but I notice them more in the weaker ones. “The Curse of the
‘Curse of the Jade Scorpion’ (2001) a mildly jazzy jaunt
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- John Hansen
- October 27, 2021
Keaton back for cozy ‘Manhattan Murder Mystery’ (1993)
Woody Allen acts across from Diane Keaton and co-writes with Marshall Brickman for the first time since “Manhattan” (1979) in an apt followup: “Manhattan Murder
- John Hansen
- October 20, 2021
Point of ‘Shadows and Fog’ (1991) gets lost in the mist
Aesthetically, “Shadows and Fog” (1991) is the closest Woody Allen has come to making a horror movie. As the story unfolds over one night of
- John Hansen
- October 13, 2021
‘Alice’ (1990) luxuriates in the lifestyle it criticizes
Woody Allen has written many films with substantial female characters, but “Alice” (1990) is one of the few where the woman is the title and
- John Hansen
- October 6, 2021
‘To Rome with Love’ (2012) a funny batch of goofy skits
More a collection of skits than a plot-driven film, “To Rome with Love” (2012) will test how much a fan loves Woody Allen at his
- John Hansen
- September 29, 2021
‘Cassandra’s Dream’ (2007) mulls moral cost of murder
We can often see a progression in Woody Allen’s catalog where something that’s a small point in one movie becomes a central point in a
- John Hansen
- September 22, 2021
Allen sticks around London for a sugar-free ‘Scoop’ (2006)
After making “Match Point” (2005), one of his elite dramas, Woody Allen stuck around London for another year to make “Scoop” (2006), again with Scarlett
- John Hansen
- September 15, 2021
‘Irrational Man’ (2015) held back by the ‘rational’ world
“Irrational Man” (2015) could be watched in a double-bill with “Joker” (2019). Both feature Joaquin Phoenix as a man who looks at the world through
- John Hansen
- September 8, 2021
Allen’s game has delicious variety in ‘Match Point’ (2005)
Chris (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) gives tennis lessons in the opening of “Match Point” (2005), and writer-director Woody Allen proceeds to deliver a master class in
- John Hansen
- September 1, 2021
‘September’ (1987) digs into the change of life’s seasons
“September” (1987) is a small gem buried in Woody Allen’s rich catalog, filmed entirely in a country house built on a soundstage and improving on