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John Anderson is a television critic for The Wall Street Journal and a contributor to The New York Times.
Melissa Leo as Laura Poitras, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden, Tom Wilkinson as Ewen MacAskill and Zachary Quinto as Glenn Greenwald in Oliver Stone’s 'Snowden'
Politics & SocietyFilm
John Anderson
For all Stone’s posturing as a filmmaking maverick, “Snowden” relies on every manner of movie convention and emotional shortcut.
(Photo courtesy of Janus films)
Television
John Anderson
It is hard to say that anything on the small screen has surpassed “Dekalog” since it first aired in 1989.
Eliza Rycembel in "The Innocents" (Photo: Music Box Films).
Film
John Anderson
Among one group of nuns at the end of World War II, the shadow of the cross is impossible to escape.
Film
John Anderson
"Finding Dory” might be a more interesting movie than “Nemo” without being any better.
MOTHER AND CHILD. Sara Lazzaro as Mary and Adam Greaves-Neal as Jesus in “The Young Messiah”
Film
John Anderson
A convergence of belief and fact; this is the key to two new films about Jesus.
FOR THE WIN. Stephan James, center, as Jesse Owens and Jason Sudeikis, right, as Larry Snyder in “Race”
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
“Race” is a movie about personal victory and national guilt—neither Hitler nor Franklin Roosevelt ever shook Owens’s hand.
NOT SO PRIME. Maggie Smith as Miss. Shepherd and Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett
Film
John Anderson
While ostensibly a comedy, “The Lady in the Van” is also a profoundly serious movie.
Billy Bob Thornton as Pat Candy and Sandra Bullock as Jane in “Our Brand Is Crisis.”
Film
John Anderson
Examine the meaning of truth in politics and broadcast news.
ROAD WARRIORS. Robert Redford and Nick Nolte on the Appalachian Trail in “A Walk in the Woods.”
Film
John Anderson
Stories of recovery and rebuilding
EMOTIONAL RESCUE. Animated characters Fear, Joy and Disgust in the movie "Inside Out" (CNS photo/courtesy Disney-Pixar).
Film
John Anderson
Two emotionally honest summer films