Tag: Meryl Streep

Don’t Look Up [Video Review]

When an astroid is on a flight path to annihilate the human species, neither the cooler heads or those in positions in power prevail....

The Prom [Video Review]

Dance Dance Revolution: Murphy’s Musical a Treacly Affair of the Sweet and Simple It’s sugar and spice and everything nice in The Prom, Ryan Murphy’s...

Let Them All Talk [Video Review]

I Heard the Owl Call My Name: Soderbergh Navigates a Tricky Reunion in Bittersweet Drama Truman Capote once said, among many things, “All literature is...

Florence Foster Jenkins | Review

Florence and the Machine: Frears Lets the Music Speak for Itself in Curio Biopic In recent years, the quality of output from British director Stephen...

Suffragette | Review

Female Misbehavior: Gavron’s Noble Depiction of British Women’s Suffrage Movement There’s much to admire in Sarah Gavron’s sophomore directorial effort, Suffragette, a turn-of-the-century snapshot of...

Criterion Collection: The French Lieutenant’s Woman | Blu-ray Review

In the decades since its premiere, The French Lieutenant’s Woman is now most commonly discussed for its placement in the extensive awards resume of...

Ricki and the Flash | Review

The Flash and How To Dull It: Demme and Streep Concoct Uneven Rock Cocktail We’ve known the multifaceted Meryl Streep, amongst her many surprising and...

The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Wild at Heart… Arquette Leads Dern & Co. for Best Supporting Actress Win

The Nominations: Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood” Laura Dern in “Wild” Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game” Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of...

The Giver | Review

Tis Better to Give: Noyce’s Adaptation Too Little Too Late in YA Dystopic Cinema In today’s onslaught of dystopic film franchises dominated by adaptations of...

August: Osage County | Review

Suffer the Children: Wells' Adaptation Enjoyable Camp, Hinges on Grandiose Performances When something sounds too good to be true, it often is, and while John...

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2025 Cannes Film Festival: In Alice Rohrwacher We Trust – La Chimera Director is Caméra d’or Jury of One

Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher might be the most caffeinated...

The Shrouds | Review

Death Be Not Shroud: Cronenberg Hits Dead Ends in...