Published by Film Society of Lincoln Center

Michael Sragow

Deep Focus: The Puppet Master: The Complete Jiri Trnka

By Michael Sragow
April 19, 2018
Handmade tales: the Czech wizard of stop-motion animation gets his due with the first complete U.S. retrospective

Deep Focus: Big Fish & Begonia

By Michael Sragow
April 6, 2018
Reeling us in: an animated Chinese film spins traditional tales with wonder and excitement

Deep Focus: Gemini

By Michael Sragow
March 29, 2018
L.A. noir: Aaron Katz’s female-driven mystery mistakes enigma for character depth

Deep Focus: Unsane

By Michael Sragow
March 22, 2018
Shock corridors: Claire Foy’s spiky performance as an unwitting prisoner of a mental hospital is a light in the darkness

Deep Focus: Tomb Raider

By Michael Sragow
March 15, 2018
Game over: the reboot of this video game franchise struggles to make something more than pretty pixels

Deep Focus: A Wrinkle in Time

By Michael Sragow
March 9, 2018
Interstellar kids: the over-hyped adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s sci-fi YA novel rings hollow

Deep Focus: Red Sparrow

By Michael Sragow
March 1, 2018
Kiss me deadly: Jennifer Lawrence captivates as a secret agent manipulating both sides, but the filmmaking can’t keep up

Deep Focus: Annihilation

By Michael Sragow
February 22, 2018
To the lighthouse: Alex Garland’s eye-popping sci-fi fable twists and turns but ultimately retains its exquisite shape

Deep Focus: Black Panther

By Michael Sragow
February 15, 2018
Pop goes the zeitgeist: Ryan Coogler’s star-studded adaptation of the long-running Marvel series is pure delight

Deep Focus: The 15:17 to Paris

By Michael Sragow
February 9, 2018
Heroes at home and abroad: Eastwood’s dramatization of a foiled terrorist attack confuses the actions (and people) involved

Deep Focus: Maze Runner: The Death Cure

By Michael Sragow
January 26, 2018
No more tests: the final installment of the YA trilogy offers a wild ride for all ages

Deep Focus: Paddington 2

By Michael Sragow
January 11, 2018
Gallantly goofing around: Paul King’s second film about everyone’s favorite Peruvian bear bears fruit

Deep Focus: The Strange Ones

By Michael Sragow
January 4, 2018
Not so unusual: Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff's disjointed tale of a traumatized boy on the road hides behind ambiguity

Deep Focus: All the Money in the World

By Michael Sragow
December 21, 2017
The price of freedom: Ridley Scott’s sharply drawn thriller chronicles the infamous kidnapping of a Getty oil scion with clear eyes

Deep Focus: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

By Michael Sragow
December 14, 2017
Aiming true: Rian Johnson’s spunky entry in the franchise has a forceful vision

Deep Focus: Foxtrot

By Michael Sragow
December 7, 2017
Three steps: Samuel Maoz composes a beautiful and sometimes surreal vision of an Israeli serviceman’s death

Deep Focus: Wonder Wheel

By Michael Sragow
December 1, 2017
Paper moon: borrowing from the great mid-century American dramatists, Woody Allen’s latest fails to be compelling

Deep Focus: Darkest Hour

By Michael Sragow
November 16, 2017
Crisis management: Gary Oldman shines in Joe Wright’s portrait of Winston Churchill assuming power at a crucial moment in WWII

Deep Focus: Roman J. Israel, Esq.

By Michael Sragow
November 10, 2017
Thread of human dignity: Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell shine in a tale that explores the limits of idealism

Short Take: Thor: Ragnarok

By Michael Sragow
November 3, 2017
(Taika Waititi, USA, Walt Disney, Opening November 3)