Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
Written by Nick Hornby, based on the book by Cheryl Strayed
Produced by Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea and Bill Pohlad
Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures
USA. 119 min. Not rated
With Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Michiel Huisman, Gaby Hoffmann, Kevin Rankin, W. Earl Brown, Mo McRae, and Keene McRae
What propels a young woman in […]
Directed by Tommy Lee Jones
Produced by Michael Fitzgerald, Peter Brant, Brian Kennedy, Luc Besson and Hilary Swank
Written by Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald, and Wesley A. Oliver, based on the novel by Glendon Swarthout
Released by Roadside Attractions/Saban Films
France/USA. 122 min. Rated R
With Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Miranda Otto, Grace Gummer, Sonja Richter, Hailee Steinfeld, Meryl Streep, […]
Directed by Bennett Miller
Produced by Megan Ellison, Miller, Jon Kilik and Anthony Bregman
Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
Released by Sony Pictures Classics
USA. 134 min. Rated R
With Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, and Sienna Miller
The American entry in this year’s Cannes Film Festival competition, Foxcatcher, overcame the speculative buzz from its […]
Directed by Roberto Andò
Produced by Angelo Barbagallo
Written by Andò and Angelo Pasqune, based on the novel Il Trono Vuoto by Andò
Released by Distrib Films
Italy. 94 min. Not Rated
With Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Michela Cescon, and Anna Bonaiuto
This shape-shifting political drama-cum-satire begins in a staid, stately fashion and on an ominous note, to […]
Directed by David Fincher
Written by Gillian Flynn, based on her novel
Produced by Arnon Milchan, Joshua Donen, Reese Witherspoon and Cean Chaffin
Released by 20th Century Fox.
USA. 145 min. Rated R
With Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, Emily Ratajkowski, Missi Pyle, Casey Wilson, David Clennon, Boyd Holbrook, Lola […]
The Fun Starts Here
Who would have thought that the funniest moments at the Toronto International Film Festival would revolve around climate change and activism? Ten years ago, the message-delivering pranksters, the Yes Men, first spread their alarming messages in their eponymous documentary. Instead of staging street protests, they pull off media stunts to the embarrassment […]
Without a doubt, the 52nd New York film festival largely fulfills its mission (as stated on its website) to “introduce audiences to the most exciting, innovative and accomplished works of world cinema.” This holds true thanks to an impressive collection of films in its lineup, many of which caught programmers’ attention at Cannes and added […]
After more than a week seeing 41 movies (in addition to the 21 seen earlier), I found few obvious outstanding discoveries at the Toronto International Film Festival compared with last year, whose standouts included the beautifully made Ida, the raucous We Are the Best!, and a stronger sampling of art films. Overall, the best selections […]
My last screening at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the 34th in eight days, was a rewarding way to wind down, ending the festival on a rich, resonating note. Director and writer Olivier Assayas smoothly makes his first (mostly) English language foray, buoyed by the strong performance of Juliette Binoche.
While Assayas’s new film has been […]
