Oliver Platt

The history of America’s “War on Drugs” has produced many stories. One of the lesser-known ones is that of the late Gary Webb, an investigative reporter for the San Jose Mercury News who wrote a series of articles about the CIA’s involvement in cocaine trafficking into the United States. The film Kill the Messenger tries to tell the story of Webb and the backlash he faced because of hi...[Read More]

I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, but my biggest blind spot as a cinephile is that I don’t pay a lot of attention to the world of independent film. It is a very rare event that I know about an indie film before a trailer has even been released. Such was the case with Chef, the new culinary comedy from actor/director/writer Jon Favreau. While it’s not breaking new ground in the world...[Read More]

This movie can be great for kids, but if you are old enough to watch Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return you can watch the original The Wizard of Oz, which is much better. Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return is a story about Dorothy (voiced by Lea Michele) who has to come back to the Emerald City to save it and her friends. Since Dorothy left the Land of Oz, the kingdom has fallen into the hands of The Je...[Read More]