Tag: Daniel Pemberton

Eddington | Review

No Country for Smart Men: Aster Satirizes the Obvious It would seem all is actually for naught in Eddington, Ari Aster’s sprawling, meandering fourth and...

Ferrari | Review

I Got a Fast Car: Mann Gets Glossy with Longstanding Labor of Love For his first theatrical release in eight years and his second biopic...

Being the Ricardos [Video Review]

Producers: Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch. Executive producers: Jenna Block, Stuart Besser, David Bloomfield, Lauren Lohman, Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr. Director: Aaron Sorkin. Screenplay: Aaron...

The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Review

Kangaroo Court: Sorkin Mounts a Famous Political Trial in Sophomore Feature A project finally brought to fruition after bouncing around in developmental hell for over...

Yesterday | Review

Never Underestimate Beatlemania: Boyle Is The Walrus Like McCartney without Lennon, Danny Boyle’s Yesterday is long on whimsy, short on content—but it works. An entertaining one-note fantasy rom-com...

Video: Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game – 2017 TIFF Presentation

After Social Network, Moneyball, and Steve Jobs in the tens, Aaron Sorkin finally moves to the front of the camera with his directorial debut...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.