OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE (2019) Featuring Oliver Sacks, Roberto Calasso, Kate Edgar, Shane Fistell, Atul Gawande, Temple Grandin, Lowell Handler, Bill Hayes, Mark Homonoff, Anna Horovitz, Eric Kandel, Christof Koch, Robert Krulwich, Jonathan Miller, Rachel Miller, Isabelle Rapin, Jonathan Sacks, Anil Seth, Steve Silberman, Robert Silvers, Paul Theroux, Lawrence Weschler and Max Whitby. Directed by Ric Burns. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 111 minutes. Not Rated. Screened f

Spider-Man: Far From Home SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019) Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Jake Gyllenhaal, JB Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Tony Revolori, Angourie Rice, Hemky Madera, Numan Acar, Remy Hii, Oli Hill, Zach Barack, Michael Mando, Toni Garrn, Hélène Cardona, Sitara Attaie, Michael Iacono, Meagan Holder and JK Simmons. Screenplay by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Directed by Jon Watts. Distribut

The Front Runner THE FRONT RUNNER (2018) Starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Mamoudou Athie, Josh Brener, Bill Burr, Oliver Cooper, Chris Coy, Kaitlyn Dever, Tommy Dewey, Molly Ephraim, Spencer Garrett, Ari Graynor, Toby Huss, Mike Judge, Alex Karpovsky, Jennifer Landon, John Bedfor Lloyd, Mark O’Brien, Sara Paxton, Kevin Pollak, Steve Zissis, Jon Meacham and Matt Bai. Screenplay by Matt Bai, Jay Carson and Jason Reitman. Directed by Jason Reitma

Blake Cooper takes questions after a screening of “Measure of a Man” at Village East Cinema in New York on May 8, 2018. Blake Cooper Taking the Measure of a Man by Jay S. Jacobs There is a certain irony about the fact that the new movie Measure of a Man stars Blake Cooper as a boy coming of age, because we’ve been watching Cooper grow up before our eyes for a few years now. We first met him – both as film fans and personally with our first interview – when he was 13 years old

Justice League JUSTICE LEAGUE (2017) Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Ezra Miller, Jason Monoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons, Ciarán Hinds, Amber Heard, Joe Morton, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Ingvar Sigurdsson, David Thewlis, Sergi Constance, Billy Crudup, Joe Manganiello, Marc McClure, Robin Wright and Jesse Eisenberg. Screenplay by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon. Directed by Zack Snyder. Distributed by Warner Bros. 119 m

The Snowman THE SNOWMAN (2017) Starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer, JK Simmons, Jonas Karlsson, Toby Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Michael Yates, Ronan Vibert, David Dencik, Genevieve O’Reilly, James D’Arcy, Jeté Laurence, Adrian Dunbar, Jakob Oftebro, Leonard Heinemann, Sofia Helin, Peter Dalle and Anne Reid. Screenplay by Hossein Amini and Peter Straughan. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 119 minutes. Rated

La La Land LA LA LAND (2016) Starring Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons, Finn Wittrock, Meagan Fay, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno, Jessica Rothe, Tom Everett Scott, Josh Pence, Valarie Ray Miller, Amiée Conn, Terry Walters, Thom Shelton, Cinda Adams, Claudine Claudio and Jason Fuchs. Screenplay by Damien Chazelle. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Distributed by Lionsgate.  128 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Even before it was released to theaters, La

The Accountant THE ACCOUNTANT (2016) Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jean Smart, Andy Umberger, Alison Wright, Jason Davis, Robert C. Treveiler, Mary Kraft, Seth Lee, Jake Presley, Izzy Fenech, Ron Prather, Susan Williams, Gary Basaraba, Fernando Chien, Alex Collins and Tait Fletcher. Screenplay by Bill Dubuque. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Distributed by Warner Bros.  128 minutes.  Rated R.

Cynthia Addai-Robinson in “The Accountant.” Cynthia Addai-Robinson Figures Out The Accountant by Brad Balfour A title like The Accountant, the latest film from director Gavin O Connor (Warrior, Pride and Glory), defies expectations. Not suggesting the action film that’s about to unfold lends it further drive and energy. There are various surprises in this tale of a man with Asperger’s who is possessed with very lethal skills beyond accounting, played by Ben Affleck, doing his

Zootopia ZOOTOPIA (2016) Featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Nate Torrence, Jenny Slate, Tommy Chong, Octavia Spencer, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Alan Tudyk, Tommy “Tiny” Lister, Raymond Persi, Katie Lowes, Jesse Corti and John DiMaggio. Screenplay by Jared Bush and Phil Johnston. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore.  Co-directed by Jared Bush. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.  108 minutes.  Rated PG. Almost 30 years

Hugh Grant at the New York Press Day for “The Rewrite.” Photo copyright 2015 Brad Balfour. Hugh Grant, Chris Elliot & Marc Lawrence Work Out The Rewrite by Brad Balfour Whether as a heartthrob or villain, the 54-year-old Hugh Grant plays most of his characters with a wry approach, imbuing his alter-egos with a genial humanity. Though never taking the job of actor too seriously, this British actor nonetheless has been taken all too seriously having had the media spotlight fall

Men, Women & Children MEN, WOMAN & CHILDREN (2014) Starring Adam Sandler, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Dean Norris, Kaitlyn Dever, Ansel Elgort, Travis Tope, Olivia Crocicchia, Elena Kampouris, Timothée Chalamet, Katherine C. Hughes, Will Peltz, Dennis Haysbert, J.K. Simmons, David Denman, Shane Lynch, Phil LaMarr and the voice of Emma Thompson. Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Erin Cressida Wilson. Directed by Jason Reitman. Distributed by Paramount Pictures

Labor Day LABOR DAY (2014) Starring Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire, Clark Gregg, J.K. Simmons, Brooke Smith, Alexie Gilmore, Tom Lipinski, Maika Monroe, Brighid Fleming, Micah Fowler, Chandra Thomas, Dylan Minnette and James Van Der Beek. Screenplay by Jason Reitman. Directed by Jason Reitman. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 111 minutes. Rated PG. Jason Reitman has been on quite a tear as a director.  His first four films – Thank You For Smoking

Harsh Times HARSH TIMES (2007) Starring Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria, Chaka Forman, J.K. Simmons, Tammy Trull, Michael Monks, Samantha Esteban and Tania Verafield. Screenplay by David Ayer. Directed by David Ayer. Distributed by Crave Films.  120 minutes.  Rated R. As the screenwriter of Training Day, Dark Blue, SWAT and now his directorial debut Harsh Times, David Ayer has become the definitive chronicler of the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles and the thin

The Ladykillers THE LADYKILLERS (2004) Starring Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst, Diane Delano, George Wallace, John McConnell, Jason Weaver, Stephen Root, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Walter Jordan, George Anthony Bell, Greg Grunberg and Hallie Singleton. Screenplay by William Rose, Joel and Ethan Coen. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 100 minutes. Rated R. The Ladykillers is an odd duck of a movie. Now, it’s