Directed by Paul Dano Wildlife is a tense, bleak family drama set in the early 1960s, kind of like Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road (2008). Both films deal with young married couples who are no longer happy and don't know why. Presumably they were sold a false bill of goods about the American Dream, particularly in postwar … Continue reading Wildlife (2018)
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Operation Finale (2018)
Directed by Chris Weitz Operation Finale announces itself as an important movie. How does a movie do that? Well I'm note sure, but this one does. There is a long Mission Impossible-ish opening credit sequence, a pretty great cast of actors, loads of music cues, the Nazis, a fall release and all the things you typically … Continue reading Operation Finale (2018)
The Time Machine (1960)
Directed by George Pal It's December 31, 1899 when George (Rod Taylor) gathers his friends to introduce them to a device that can travel through time. Before questioning the capability of his invention, they interrogate his motivation. George is disgusted with the ways of the world, mostly the wars, and try as he might, his … Continue reading The Time Machine (1960)
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