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Columnist, critic for national and international outlets. Author, lecturer, host.

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Ray Liotta, charismatic star of ‘Goodfellas,’ ‘Something Wild’ and more, dies at 67

May 26, 2022
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Tom Cruise, approaching 60, remains Hollywood’s alpha dog

May 16, 2022
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It takes a village of superheroes (and their previous storylines) to make a Marvel movie

May 3, 2022
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Bigger is not always better when it comes to film length

Apr 28, 2022
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As opportunities to see old movies fade, so does basic cinematic literacy

Apr 19, 2022
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For Will Smith, likability led to bankability. So what happens now?

Apr 12, 2022
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Even when ailing, Bruce Willis approached his job with gritty determination

Mar 31, 2022
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Oscars ceremony was an assault on good taste, in more ways than one

Mar 28, 2022
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Short film ‘My Uncle Eddie’ pays tribute to the late artist, Edward Kwiatkowski

Mar 4, 2022
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Michael Uslan, the Jersey guy who brought Batman back, tells his own story

Feb 28, 2022
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‘Baby It’s You’: A Jersey love story worth rediscovering

Feb 10, 2022
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Stephen Whitty: A look at the Oscar nominees, and those who were oddly overlooked

Feb 8, 2022
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West Orange Classic Film Festival returns, with focus on comedy

Jan 24, 2022
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Baraka family’s art and activism is focus of documentary ‘Why Is We Americans?’

Jan 11, 2022
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Smart new movies still exist, beyond the special-effects blur

Jan 7, 2022
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Top 10 Movies of the Year: ‘The French Dispatch,’ ‘Licorice Pizza,’ ‘Passing,’ ‘C’mon C’mon’ and more

Dec 21, 2021
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‘Many Saints of Newark’ prequel mixes familiar Sopranos characters with some compelling new ones

Sep 28, 2021
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Top 10 films of 2020: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘The Father,’ ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ and more

Dec 17, 2020
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Ray Liotta, charismatic star of ‘Goodfellas,’ ‘Something Wild’ and more, dies at 67

Ray Liotta, shown in the 1990 movie “Goodfellas,” has died at the age of 67. Sometimes he was a guy...

May 26, 2022
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Tom Cruise, approaching 60, remains Hollywood’s alpha dog

Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick.” He’s a hot shot who thinks he knows better than anyone else (and...

May 16, 2022
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It takes a village of superheroes (and their previous storylines) to make a Marvel movie

Well, give “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” points for honesty, at least. It is...

May 3, 2022
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Bigger is not always better when it comes to film length

Harry Cohn, monstrous mogul of Columbia Pictures, knew how to tell when a movie was wearing out its...

Apr 28, 2022
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As opportunities to see old movies fade, so does basic cinematic literacy

Do movies have a sell-by date? I’ve never thought so. But the other day, a popular website posted...

Apr 19, 2022
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For Will Smith, likability led to bankability. So what happens now?

Will Smith in “King Richard.” Hollywood has a funny memory. An actor’s appeal is transitory. You...

Apr 12, 2022
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Even when ailing, Bruce Willis approached his job with gritty determination

Bruce Willis built a career on playing stoic, stand-up guys. He seems to be ending his career the...

Mar 31, 2022
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Oscars ceremony was an assault on good taste, in more ways than one

Well, Will Smith finally got his hit. For years, the only thing the actor has wanted more than a...

Mar 28, 2022
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Short film ‘My Uncle Eddie’ pays tribute to the late artist, Edward Kwiatkowski

An example of Edward Kwiatkowski’s artwork, from “My Uncle Eddie.” Good things come in small...

Mar 4, 2022
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Michael Uslan, the Jersey guy who brought Batman back, tells his own story

MICHAEL E. USLAN Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman” co-starred Jack Nicholson of Neptune City. The sequel,...

Feb 28, 2022
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‘Baby It’s You’: A Jersey love story worth rediscovering

The greatest movie romances are the unhappy ones. Sure, rom-coms are fun, but watch too many of...

Feb 10, 2022
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Stephen Whitty: A look at the Oscar nominees, and those who were oddly overlooked

It was a day that really demonstrated “The Power of the Dog” — and proved that, in Hollywood awards...

Feb 8, 2022
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West Orange Classic Film Festival returns, with focus on comedy

Isn’t it time you saw a great movie? Isn’t it time you had a good laugh? Well, the West Orange...

Jan 24, 2022
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Baraka family’s art and activism is focus of documentary ‘Why Is We Americans?’

The late poet and activist Amiri Baraka, shown in a vintage photo with his family, is the central...

Jan 11, 2022
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Smart new movies still exist, beyond the special-effects blur

Are movies getting stupider? Or are we? I still believe there are films out there for smart...

Jan 7, 2022
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Top 10 Movies of the Year: ‘The French Dispatch,’ ‘Licorice Pizza,’ ‘Passing,’ ‘C’mon C’mon’ and more

This year in cinema was a lot like this year, period. Certainly, movies were as deeply divided as...

Dec 21, 2021
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‘Many Saints of Newark’ prequel mixes familiar Sopranos characters with some compelling new ones

“The Many Saints of Newark” Directed by Alan Taylor. With Michael Gandolfini, Jon Bernthal, Vera...

Sep 28, 2021
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Top 10 films of 2020: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘The Father,’ ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ and more

This was not a year that would make anybody’s Top 10. But that made drawing up a movie Top 10...

Dec 17, 2020
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