Colman Domingo (Far Left), Emily Blunt (Center) and Josh O'Connor (Near Right) in Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day. I honestly don't remember when I watched so many people get up during a movie to go to the bathroom. Maybe it was too much soda or coffee before the 1:00 pm matinee, but about every ten minutes or so, three or people worked their way out of the theater for a break. Most returned, but why the constant need to leave your seat for a movie that purports to "sweep y

Leo Woodall in Daniel Roher's Tuner. "Tuning a piano is about bringing harmony to chaos. You need to be okay with the imperfection." -Niki White, Tuner Niki White (Leo Woodall) was once a child piano virtuoso before hyperacusis (sensitivity to sound and environmental noise that causes intense physical and/or emotional discomfort), left him unable to tolerate normal every day sounds, including music. We meet Niki as a twenty-something adult working as an apprentice pian

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas in John Carney's Power Ballad. The "power ballad," that ubiquitous1980s euphemism for slow songs made iconic by hair bands, carries a number of definitions, both lofty and not. For serious musicians, it's been described as "an emotional rock or pop song that starts as a slow, quiet, and introspective tune... progressively builds in intensity, and ultimately explodes into a grandiose, highly emotional climax featuring soaring vocals, heavy drums, and l

Clockwise from left: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci in The Devil Wears Prada 2. Coco Chanel once famously gave this advice about fashion: "Before you leave the house, you should look in the mirror and remove one item." A minimalist approach to dressing? Maybe, but there's more here than just a flip trick to assess what you are wearing. Chanel's comment suggests something more: taking a moment for self-reflection to refine how you look, to present y