Drama Rated PG-13
“…a thundering spiritual experience.”
Drama Rated R
There’s a tiny detail in Moon that nicely captures the unique experience of watching this tricky, twisty movie. The story is set on a lunar space station in which identifying signage appears on walls, equipment and so on. One particular note, stamped at the bottom of a ladder, caught my eye: “Mind step.” It’s a
Social upheaval has rarely looked so congenial. Made in Dagenham chronicles the 1968 struggle of female Ford employees at a British factory to earn the same pay as their male counterparts, but it does so in a tidy, cute-Brit way that undersells what must have been a harsh, hard-fought victory. All the anger has been
A bittersweet mix of merriment and melancholia from writer-director Mike Leigh, who seems to suggest that the right balance of those two elements can bring about something resembling contentment. The film centers around Tom and Gerri (Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen), a loving, in-love sixtyish couple whose home is a place of refuge for various
Drama Rated NR
A patient, observant mood piece, Old Joy put director Kelly Reichardt on the map, instantly making her a critical darling. Two longtime friends (Daniel London and Will Oldham) embark on an impromptu camping trip, an experience that only delineates the fault lines that adulthood has opened between them. (London’s Mark is married, employed and expecting
"The movie isn’t paced as a conventional narrative; its story imperceptibly droops, like a heavy frond."
“What is the one image you remember from reading Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre? Got it? Well, it’s missing from this latest adaptation.
Wow. What was the thermostat set at during production of this Tennessee Williams adaptation? The way the actors go from limp to irate and back again – all while dripping with sweat – you would think that director Richard Brooks had it set at 98 degrees. The performances are sweltering. This isn’t a good thing.
“…avoids exploitation at all costs.
The best of a very good movie year.
