Tag Archives: W
Movie Review: ‘Wrong’
Director: Quentin Dupieux | Writer: Quentin Dupieux | Cast: Regan Burns, Alexis Dziena, William Fichtner, Eric Judor, Steve Little, Jack Plotnick | Rating: NR | Runtime: 94 minutes | Year (U.S. release date): 2013 | A less cohesive and stimulating … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Woman in the Fifth’
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Writers: Douglas Kennedy (novel), Pawel Pawlikowski | Cast: Delphine Chuillot, Samir Guesmi, Ethan Hawke, Joanna Kulig, Julie Papillon, Kristin Scott Thomas | Rating: R | Runtime: 85 minutes | Year: 2012 | We need movies like … Continue reading
Recent Home Viewings: ‘Affliction,’ ‘Broken Flowers,’ ‘The Weather Man’
Affliction (1998) Nick Nolte’s profound, grizzly-bear turn in Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior has remained on the brain since I first saw the film back in September, and I’ve only just got around to acting on that impression by working through Nolte’s … Continue reading
Damon, Jónsi Carry Otherwise Forgettable ‘We Bought a Zoo’
Since I saw Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo in late-November on the night of those nationwide sneak-peek public screenings, I haven’t been able to gather enough desire to write a full-length review of the film. Usually, but not always, … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’
Director: Lynne Ramsay | Writers: Rory Kinnear, Lynne Ramsay, Lionel Shriver (book) | Cast: Rocky Duer, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell, John C. Reilly, Tilda Swinton | Rating: R | Runtime: 112 minutes | Year (U.S. release date): 2011 | We … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Warrior’ (2011)
Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior is a film that, much like the director’s beloved Miracle, mixes the exceptional with the ordinary. In the grand scheme of things, it’s ultimately the screenplay — which was penned by O’Connor, Cliff Dorfman, and Anthony Tambakis … Continue reading
