Big Apple Reviews

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Jan 23, 2023 B+ This colorful but tragic look at Jewish settlements brings to mind "Fiddler on the Roof." Go to Full Review Shtetlers (2020) - - - -

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Jan 23, 2023 B+ Stunning performance from Gilles Lellouch shows the French standing up to the Russians. Go to Full Review Kompromat (2022) 72% 75%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Jan 21, 2023 B Newly released films of Nazi war crimes are covered. The archival films should have received more attention even at the expense of the talking heads. Go to Full Review Filmmakers for the Prosecution (2022) 100% 100%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Jan 4, 2023 B The movie captures the absurdities in the novel. Go to Full Review White Noise (2022) 64% 32%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Dec 7, 2022 B+ From amuse bouch to dessert, this thriller earns its stripes in satirizing pretensions. Go to Full Review The Menu (2022) 88% 40%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Dec 4, 2022 B+ This year you are not likely to find a movie about repression that is as finely honed as this one. Go to Full Review Living (2022) 96% 91%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Nov 29, 2022 B+ Lush jungle photography captures the emotional connection between an English war veteran and the ocelots he prepares for life in the wilds of Peru. Go to Full Review Wildcat (2022) 92% 88%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Nov 27, 2022 B+ Not a movie that will please an Israeli audience. That's a compliment. Go to Full Review Tantura (2022) 94% 94%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Nov 19, 2022 B Travel broadens as we meet people who are different from us. EO, a donkey, discovers through travel that people are different from him; that even those who are called asses are not like him. Go to Full Review EO (2022) 96% 66%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Oct 11, 2022 B Live action complements stunning 3D animation centering on how the Chinese Communist government has arrested, imprisoned and tortured vocal members of the Falun Gong society. The documentary ignores a dark side of the group. Go to Full Review Eternal Spring (2022) 79% 90%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Oct 9, 2022 C Can any movie about fertility problems be more banal? Inconceivable. Go to Full Review Conception (2022) - - - -

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Sep 29, 2022 C+ A well-acted slog. Go to Full Review Blonde (2022) 42% - -

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Sep 20, 2022 B+ The title character makes robbing banks as easy as go-to-Canada. Go to Full Review Bandit (2022) 73% 77%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Sep 18, 2022 B Inspiration tale of elementary school kids majoring in philosophy. Go to Full Review Young Plato (2021) 100% 100%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Sep 18, 2022 B Cute tale of a woman who becomes an amateur priest, with a Maltese Pigeon serving as symbol. Go to Full Review Carmen (2022) 100% 98%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Aug 21, 2022 B+ Though the movie proceeds at a snail's pace, it serves as a bold indictment of the Veterans Administration. Go to Full Review Breaking (2022) 81% 84%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Aug 4, 2022 B Nice southern ladies are the Harriet Tubmans of the canine fraternity, rescuing dogs from the South and sending them North to freedom. Go to Full Review Free Puppies! (2022) 100% 100%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Jul 14, 2022 B+ This view of a little-known conflict between Israeli kibbutzniks and Egyptians may be looked upon by awards groups for its vivid ensemble acting. Go to Full Review Image of Victory (2021) 100% - -

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Jul 6, 2022 B+ A stunning debut features a rebellious teen in a remote Croatian area overlooking the Adriatic. Go to Full Review Murina (2021) 91% 68%

Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Jun 28, 2022 B+ If this is what the rich do with their money, I do not envy them. Go to Full Review The Forgiven (2021) 68% 57%