Tag Archives: Peter Boyle

Capsule Reviews: Entry #8

[Click here for a reminder of the concept behind the "Capsule Reviews" series.] The Candidate (Michael Ritchie, 1972): Scripted by an Oscar-winning Jeremy Larner, who cut his teeth as a speechwriter during Senator Eugene J. McCarthy’s 1968 presidential campaign, The … Continue reading

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Capsule Reviews: Entry #5

[Click here for a reminder of the concept behind the "Capsule Reviews" series.] Dark Water (Walter Salles, 2005): An unlikely follow-up to his 2004 breakout The Motorcycle Diaries, this atmospheric chiller is Walter Salles’s first English-language feature, as well as … Continue reading

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Recent Home Viewings: ‘Kinsey,’ ‘Monster’s Ball,’ ‘Sideways’

It’s been a while since I reviewed my first slate of “Recent Home Viewings,” but I plan on upping my output, as the current drought of in-theater attractions — I think The Trip will end up being my first theatrical … Continue reading

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