Betsy Sharkey
Former Los Angeles Times film critic Betsy Sharkey is an award-winning entertainment journalist and bestselling author. She left the newsroom in 2015. In addition to her critical essays and reviews of about 200 films a year for The Times, Sharkey’s weekly movie reviews appeared in newspapers nationally and internationally. Her books include collaborations with Oscar-winning actresses Faye Dunaway on “Looking for Gatsby” and Marlee Matlin on “I’ll Scream Later.” Sharkey holds a degree in journalism and a master’s in communications theory from Texas Christian University.
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There is something about Blythe Danner’s on-screen essence that is perfect for the gently aged widow she plays in “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” her first leading role in years.
There is something about Blythe Danner’s on-screen essence that is perfect for the gently aged widow she plays in “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” her first leading role in years.
The idea of getting to know the puppeteer responsible for the yellow-feathered sweetness of “Sesame Street’s” Big Bird is a bit scary.
The idea of getting to know the puppeteer responsible for the yellow-feathered sweetness of “Sesame Street’s” Big Bird is a bit scary.
The comedy choir wars are more intense, more absurd and more lowbrow fun than ever in “Pitch Perfect 2.”
The comedy choir wars are more intense, more absurd and more lowbrow fun than ever in “Pitch Perfect 2.”
In 1984, director Jonathan Demme took a detour from the quirky comedies and intense dramas that were beginning to define him so that he could indulge his fascination with rock ‘n’ rollers.
In 1984, director Jonathan Demme took a detour from the quirky comedies and intense dramas that were beginning to define him so that he could indulge his fascination with rock ‘n’ rollers.
There is a provocative idea worth chewing on tucked inside the melodramatic zombie-horror of “Maggie” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin.
How bad is it?