Movies

By Patrick Coffin  |   | Categories: Movies

The iconic actor-director's new custody drama, "Black or White," offers a fresh, poignant, and sometimes funny treatment of an old…

By Patrick Coffin  | August 1, 2016  | Categories: Movies

“Murder sometimes can smell like honeysuckle...” Patrick Coffin The film noir genre is on dark, velvety display in such films…

By Patrick Coffin  | June 28, 2016  | Categories: Movies

“It is only because of your love that the poor will forgive you the bread that you give them.” Patrick…

By Patrick Coffin  | April 14, 2016  | Categories: Movies

“Why do people have to love people, anyway?” Patrick Coffin Few movies can be at once savage and sweet; fewer…

By Patrick Coffin  | March 16, 2016  | Categories: Movies

“Only grown-up men are scared of women.” Patrick Coffin The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music marked the…

By Patrick Coffin  | February 2, 2016  | Categories: Movies

“Our whole marriage has been  a…slip of the pen?” Patrick Coffin Some movies linger in your spirit for long stretches.…

By Patrick Coffin  | December 24, 2015  | Categories: Movies

"Meet John Doe" is surprisingly current, even timeless, in its examination of ambition, identity, and repentance Patrick Coffin Bring to…

By Patrick Coffin  | December 1, 2015  | Categories: Movies

The Exorcist turns 40. Patrick Coffin The shaking bed. The frantic mother. The faithless priest duking it out with the…