My movie run-down for Oscar season

My movie run-down for Oscar season

After a two-year hiatus, Rockland County Times humor columnist Ella Steinbeck returns (albeit with an unexpected Oscar preview rather than a dose of side-splitting comedy) BY ELLA STEINBECK “Phantom Thread:” Daniel Day Lewis, this is not how you want to go out. You can’t retire on this one. It was a silly story. Like a […]

A Figure Skater Goes from Champion to Tabloid Headliner

A Figure Skater Goes from Champion to Tabloid Headliner

By Vincent Abbatecola Whenever a story breaks about an individual committing a questionable act, we can’t help but be glued to our news outlets to speculate what has happened and draw our own conclusions. While there may be some instances where the truth is more clear-cut, there are others where you’re not sure what and whom […]

Top 10 Films of 2017

Top 10 Films of 2017

By Vincent Abbatecola  10) Marjorie Prime – The rapid advancement of technology is something that’s been examined a few times in film in recent years, and writer-director Michael Almereyda approaches it from a new angle in “Marjorie Prime.” Based on the play by Jordan Harrison, the film tells the story of an elderly woman named Marjorie (Lois Smith) who […]