Film Review: Blood Father (2016)
Most of what runs through the veins of the Mel Gibson-starring Blood Father seems like another ‘Old White Guy’s Still Got It’ kind of…
William H. Macy
Film Review: Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
Written and directed by Clara Mamet who also stars, Two-Bit Waltz is a charming first feature film. Taking cues from Wes Anderson’s nostalgic stylings, Mamet has…
TV Recap: Fargo, S01E02
In episode one of Fargo we met similar stand-in characters for ones from the film Fargo is based on, including Lester Nygard (William H….
TV Recap: Fargo, S01E01
I was pleasantly surprised to hear that this show was being made. Fargo (1997) is one of the best films by the Coen Brothers,…
Trailer Trash: The Sessions (2012)
Synopsis: Based on the poignantly optimistic autobiographical writings of California-based journalist and poet Mark O’Brien, THE SESSIONS tells the story of a man confined to…
MIFF Review: The Sessions (2012)
Based on an article “On Seeking a Sex Surrogate”, The Sessions details the struggles and triumphs of Mark O’Brien, a poet from Boston who…
Film Review: Mudbound (2017)
Mudbound is an intimate, sprawling epic. This might sound like a paradox – how can a film be both small and large scale, both…
Film Review: National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (2014)
There is a certain intimacy to watching live theater, one that can often refuse to translate to cinema. Under Benedict Andrews’ direction, National Theatre…
Film Review: Inventing David Geffen (2012)
In the prologue to Susan Lacy‘s American Masters special Inventing David Geffen, the man in question speaks about creating a life and an idea…