BIG EYES Review – ***

Tim Burton’s recent track record has been uneven. Although Alice in Wonderland was his biggest hit to date, it met with mixed reviews at best, and 2012’s Dark Shadows was a critical dud and financial letdown (though I think it’s better than its reputation suggests), while the utterly delightful Frankenweenie, despite good reviews (and an Oscar nomination), saw only modest returns….

THE CONGRESS Review – ***½

“Robin Wright, playing a fictionalized version of herself, agrees to be digitally scanned so her avatar can star in films indefinitely; 20 years later, this technology reaches an absurdly logical conclusion. Absolutely fascinating look at celebrity culture run amuck, much of it in surreal animation representing a hallucinogenic alternate world. Beautifully made by Ari Folman,…