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Enemy (2014); Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Jake Gyllenhaal plays a double role in Enemy, the film based on Jose Saramago’s novel “The Double” (which I haven’t read). A history professor named Adam Bell meanders through his life, lecturing, coming home, having repetitive sex with his girlfriend … Continue reading
Review: The Bag Man (2014)
Bummer. I had high hopes for this one. My review is now up at Roger Ebert.
Review: 7 Boxes (2014)
7 Boxes, a new film from Paraguay, opens today. It is so good. I encourage you to seek it out. My review is now up at Roger Ebert.
Claude Chabrol’s Le Boucher (1970)
Claude Chabrol’s La Ceremonie is one of the most frightening films I have ever seen. It is filled with such a word-less unease that by that final scene, you are so disturbed and shaken up that it’s almost a relief … Continue reading
Captain Phillips (2013)
The two thoughts swirling through my head at the immediate end of the picture: 1. Jesus Mary and Joseph, Tom Hanks acts his BALLS off in the last 10 minutes of the film. He’s good throughout, down to the subtle … Continue reading
Review: Prisoners (2013)
My review for Roger Ebert.
Review: The Frozen Ground (2013)
Starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and Vanessa Hudgens, it’s the story of the manhunt for creepy Alaskan serial killer Robert Hansen back in the early 80s. It’s barely getting a theatrical release, which is confusing, since I thought it was … Continue reading
Review: Blood, a British Cop-Thriller (opening today)
Starring Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Mark Strong – with Brian Cox in a supporting role – Blood is a cop-thriller which feels a little small-screen (it was based loosely on a popular TV series) – but the acting is Greek-Tragedy-Level. … Continue reading
Seen Recently: Corman’s World (2011), Imitation of Life (1959), Viva Zapata! (1952), The Skin I Live In (2011), Undercurrent (1946)
Corman’s World directed by Alex Stapleton A great documentary about Roger Corman whose low-budget productions in the 1960s/70s basically acted as film-school and film-experience for a generation of filmmakers who now run Hollywood. The stories are legendary, but here in … Continue reading
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Tagged documentary, Douglas Sirk, drama, Elia Kazan, Katharine Hepburn, Lana Turner, Marlon Brando, noir, reviews, Robert Mitchum, Spain, thrillers, Vincente Minnelli
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Review: TFF 2013: Thomas Haden Church in Whitewash
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. The opening of Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais’ first feature, Whitewash, starring Thomas Haden Church, launches us directly into the story with no preamble. It is night, there is a blizzard, and a man staggers … Continue reading
