2019
Harlan Jacobson reports from Toronto Film Fest 2019
Plenty to see in this 44th rolling out of films in Toronto, the unlikely glitz capital of the world for these past 10 days. The major film companies, plus the itty-bitty guys and the death star streaming services like Netflix and Amazon all trotted out their sexiest fall entries in the various Oscar categories.
Harlan Jacobson reports from Tribeca Film Fest 2019
Tribeca continues to be this blast of energy radiating from the downtown media hub on Varick Street, including the Regal multiplex in Battery Park through the SVA Theatre on W. 23rd up through some events at the Beacon on the UWS.
Harlan Jacobson reviews Scorsese's Rolling Thunder Revue
Rolling Thunder Revue’s subtitle is A Bob Dylan Story, told by Scorsese with a little help from his friends at Netflix, which helped Scorsese and collaborators find restore to vibrancy footage of Dylan’s 1975 tour of small venues in mostly small towns across America beginning at Plymouth Rock.
Harlan Jacobson Reviews Scorsese's The Irishman
DeNiro, Pesci, Keitel, Pacino. Old home week for the Mob in Martin Scorsese's much awaited The Irishman
Harlan Jacobson Reviews Uncut Gems Starring Adam Sandler
No more Mr. Nice Guys with Uncut Gems, with nice-guy specialist and generational touchstone, Adam Sandler, in a serious turn as a crazy Jewish upstairs jeweler on 47th Street in the Diamond district at the center of the Safdie’s New York, which you won’t see on any tour bus.
Harlan Jacobson reviews US by Jordan peele
Ever since The Blair Witch Project in 1999, the indie art-house horror film has been making a steady comeback. Harlan Jacobson reviews US by Jordan Peele.