Director: Thea Sharrock Running Time 100 min Rated R Grade B+ Easily the year’s funniest film. Wicked Little Letters is a performance goldmine from the versatile Oscar-winning Olivia Colman (The Favourite, Wonka). In fact, what other reason do you need a true story, with Colman and Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley (Women Talking, Wild Rose) swearing […]
Women Talking is a searing, powerful film that looks unflinching at the survivors of sexual assault in a small Bolivian Mennonite community. Directed by Sarah Polley, it follows a community of women as they grapple with their trauma, seek justice, and ultimately find strength in solidarity. The cast includes Rooney Mara (Carol), Claire Foy (First
Writer and director Alex Garland might be one of the most promising filmmakers of the new era. Previous films “Ex Machina” and “Annihilation” display a unique vision of getting underneath the science fiction genre, offering new ideas and social warnings if you listen with your eyes. Garland delivers something unexpected with “Men.” Flirting more with
“Children are a crushing responsibility,” Olivia Colman’s character says to a young mother. How “The Lost Daughter” came to be a motion picture is almost as fascinating as the film itself. The mysterious author, Elena Ferrante, is anonymous (her identity and location are unknown). She emailed actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, giving her the rights to turn
Some films are disadvantaged before opening credits. “The Courier” is a “spy film” that specifically isn’t a “spy thriller.” So leave any notions of James Bond or Tom Clancy at the door. Benedict Cumberbatch has been selected for this role because of his Marvel appeal, but that means little when your target audience falls outside
“Misbehavior” tackles a large portion of London’s women’s liberation movement of the early 70s, beginning with a scrappy group that infiltrated the Miss World Pageant in 1970. Screenwriters Rebecca Frayn and Gaby Chiappe give so many of the characters their own point of view moments, that sometimes it’s unclear exactly whose story is being told
To better understand Charlie Kaufman, I would refer you to his Oscar-winning film “Adaptation.” Tasked with adapting a novel, Kaufman (“Being John Malkovich”) ended up writing about his own struggles with the process resulting in an extraordinary film that won Meryl Streep a Golden Globe nomination and Chris Cooper an Oscar. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is
Academy Award winner Renee Zellweger (“Cold Mountain,” “Chicago”) drops a house on the acting competition this year, portraying one of our most beloved film icons. “A blip” is what Bridget Jones would have called Zellweger’s soft return in the third installment of the Jones character, but “Judy” isn’t simply a comeback, it redefines the Texan’s
Ah, the struggle of making it in life after having two kids before age 18 and serving a jail sentence, but also nursing a burning desire to make it big in country music when you live in Scotland. A tall order! Rose (Buckley) is just such a girl who seems not to have much, but is richly
This movie opens with stunning oceans views and beautiful scenery, but viewers will quickly sense the foreboding dread they likely paid for. This isn’t a beauty and the beast story. New filmmaker Michael Pearce explores romance, horror, manipulation and mental illness in a film that feels like Twilight’s cousin. The moody scenery of France’s Chanel