‘Larry Crowne’ a tanker of a film

On the Edge: They’re coming (redux)

Disaster has been the sad old song this summer and Maine should be ready, J.P. Devine writes.

‘Midnight Cowboy’ remains one of the great duo films of all time

Each actor is as indispensable to the story as chess pieces are to a game.

On the Edge: Requiem for 2 strangers

The lasting image of a man and woman holding hands as they stepped off into space as the World Trade Center collapsed around them is a reminder of what we lost on 9/11 and our capacity to be dreamers, J.P. Devine writes.

‘For the People’ has best ‘action’ writing since ‘West Wing’

On the Edge: Blue-collar Hollywood

Ordinary folks, but specialists in the industry, are out there on the streets risking their necks to put paychecks in their pockets, J.P. Devine writes.

Lingnau has all the right moves going and keeps a few cards hidden under her billowing skirts in ‘The Empress,’ J.P. Devine writes

J.P. Devine: A bridge over troubled water

Bridges grand and small have long fascinated J.P. Devine, who turns his attention to the aging Ticonic Bridge that connects Waterville and Winslow.

Four hearts collide in ‘Sam & Kate’

On the Edge: Hail the barber

'Joe' the barber has been J.P. Devine's constant hair-cutting companion over the years in more ways than one.