MICHAEL BERGERON 
Woody don’t lose that number
Woody Allen is as meta as Spider-Man. Looking askance at the latest Woody Allen ...
Scream’s Last Gasp
Caution: The last paragraph contains a horrifying spoiler. Add another notch to the meta ...
‘The 355’ wants you to like it
The distaff spy thriller “The 355” desperately wants the audience to embrace its explosive ...
Berg’s Best is Beatific
One person’s best film is another person’s floor. As a young and influential lad ...
‘Red Rocket’ Glare
Sean Baker redefines auteur filmmaking for the new millennium. With with his hand in ...
‘The Beatles: Get Back’ is the ultimate hangout movie
Peter Jackson has masterfully assembled an eight-hour rockumentary crafted from nearly 60 hours of ...
Movies enter ninth dimension
You had me at “Ghostbusters.” You didn’t need to add the clause “Afterlife.” Let’s ...
Actors paid not to act
Actors pay day The examples are as diverse as the circumstances. An actor accepts ...
The truth about cats and dogs
Must love cats, must love dogs. Cats and dogs make memorable co-stars. A finicky ...
‘Possession’ – more twisted than ‘Titane,’ weirder than ‘Blue Velvet’
‘Possession’ may be the most obscure and yet influential cult film ever made. The ...
‘The Velvet Underground’ brings Ed Lachman full circle
2021 is shaping up to be a superlative year for documentaries. Perhaps not unusually, ...