A prolific filmmaker with a home base outside of Hollywood, Woody Allen is positioned to both view and be baffled by celebrity culture. In 1980’s
In recent years, Kurt Russell has played Santa Claus in the “Christmas Chronicles” films, and he’s what you think he’d be: Jolly and lovable, if
I put off watching “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)” (1972) in my Woody Allen viewing project, worried
“Deconstructing Harry” (1997) is a fascinatingly constructed film. Writer-director Woody Allen plays the titular author who gets ripped by his friends and family for using
As a fan of Agatha Christie and of comedy that points out the absurdities of all human beings, I found “See How They Run” to
Elsie Fisher has the weirdest typecasting of Gen-Z teens: Her face is often pimple-covered. It’s appropriate in “Eighth Grade,” my favorite movie of 2018, but
“Sweet and Lowdown” (1999) illustrates the magical nature of filmmaking by lacking magic. We knew by this point that writer-director Woody Allen could make great
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (Roku Channel) isn’t truly a biopic of the parodic songsmith. Admittedly, I desire that negative space to be filled by
In “Mighty Aphrodite” (1995), writer-director-star Woody Allen sets up his usual framework. A couple is mostly happily married, but cracks are forming. Allen plays a
Woody Allen’s 1920s theater-meets-the-Mob farce “Bullets Over Broadway” (1994) is a well-written screenplay from a great concept, peppered with funny performances and premises. Yet it