Clint Eastwood’s latest film “Richard Jewell” is as slow and steady as they come. It’s not boring, the opposite actually. This is a very engaging film thanks mostly to the authentic performances. Paul Walter Hauser exploded on the scene in “I, Tonya” playing Shawn Eckhardt, the man eventually arrested in connection with the attack on […]
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan is arguably one of the most highly anticipated debuts at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Director Xavier Dolan (It’s Only the End of the World, Mommy) has achieved auteur status and he’s not even 30 years old yet. The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
Ironically indie darling Kristen Stewart gave a more original performance in Charlie’s Angels than Seberg. In a rare turn playing a real person, Stewart takes on the role of 70’s era actress Jean Seberg who became involved in The Black Panther movement. Director Benedict Andrews (Una) is a relatively new filmmaker who focuses the story
Shot back in 2016, Terrence Malick’s latest film is also his longest. Based on a true story, “A Hidden Life” is his first linear narrative since “The New World.” With so many flashbacks and “visions,” it certainly does not follow a traditional linear path. Taking over for Malick’s frequent collaborator Emmanuel Lubezki, Jörg Widmer’s opening
It’s getting personal this awards season. Noah Baumbach is the latest filmmaker to project his own personal life story onto the big screen. Specifically his divorce from actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. Baumbach might have just created one of the most imperative films about divorce ever committed to cinema. Marriage Story is about everything from falling
‘Creatures of the sky’ they refer to themselves. Amazon’s big-budget movie “The Aeronauts” finally comes together after production delays and a few edits. What isn’t coming together is a theatrical release. Amazon Films new director Jennifer Salke scraped the wide release in America despite “The Aeronauts” garnering impressive reviews from film festivals like TIFF and
The director of “Carol“ and “Far From Heaven” isn’t the guy you expect to helm an environmental crisis story that has the structure of “Erin Brockovich.” Yet, in the unsuspecting hands of Haynes, “Dark Waters” becomes the most terrifying true story of the year. No horror movie plot twist will disturb like the facts presented
Atlantics marks the second foreign film submission for Senegal for consideration in the Academy Awards International Film category. An easy choice for the west coast African country after actress-turned director Mati Diop, became first black female director in history to compete at Cannes earlier this year. Atlantics’ supernatural element makes it stand out among many
The first half of Queen of Hearts approaches the conduct between an older woman and a much younger man much like author Doris Lessing’s The Grandmothers which was adapted into the sensational film called Adore by Anne Fontaine. Denmark’s submission to the Academy Awards takes a very sharp turn at the half way mark, exploring
Family is at the center of Marco Bellocchio’s film, “The Traitor.” In the opening scene, a family is celebrating in front of the house while crime family leaders are meeting in the back. “The Traitor” chronicles Tomasso Buscetta’s, struggle to protect his family from the crime family he has become disillusioned with. A struggle that