Despite all of his politically-correct instincts—the ones that usually sabotage his work—Steven Spielberg's skill carries the day here. Lincoln is the masterpiece of his mid-career, and the triumph of filmmaking genius over bleeding heart didacticism. As usual the...

Vanity Fair meets Readers Digest in this opulent bit of conceptual eye candy for those who can manage to overlook, or temporarily abandon Leo Tolstoy's towering novel. And for those who didn't get enough of Keira Knightley's collarbones in either Atonement or A...

Finally!  I caught up with some of the major films this season, and I did it in a back-to-back viewing marathon (okay, mini-marathon) in the days before Christmas. Here's my quick take on Argo, the Ben Affleck-directed political caper. A total movie movie, it's worth...

I plan to hang out frequently at The Abbey Coffee house on Highland Street this new year. I am obviously the last to know about this place, tucked inside a church complex just off Mission Street. Warm, inviting, loaded with designer pastries and spot on espresso...

As of December 31st, Le Cigare Volant restaurant will close. I spent some time today sitting with winemaker/restaurateur Randall Grahm deconstructing the situation. And essentially, it's no big mystery. "To do a proper restaurant," Grahm told me, "you have to know...