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Sandy MacDonald

October 3, 2022 6:30 pm

Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge: Verbatim but disembodied

★★☆☆☆ Why flatten the affect of two powerful orators? Baldwin’s points bear repeating; Buckley’s condescension rankles as ever.

September 29, 2022 7:15 pm

american (tele)visions: ‘80s Nostalgia Adorns a Standard Family Saga

★★☆☆☆ An immigrant tale packed with tragedy forfeits urgency when too artfully pixelated.

September 15, 2022 9:00 pm

Remember This: A Vital Message Goes Unheeded

★★★★☆ David Strathairn stirringly embodies a hero who tried to alert the Allies to Hitler’s ultimate goal

July 15, 2022 4:11 pm

Notre Dame de Paris: French Import Is Less Than Monumental

★★☆☆☆ This ‘musical spectacle’ take on the Hunchback’s tale is both over-the-top and underwhelming

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