Directed by Phil Morrison The walls are very thin in the North Carolina home where much of Junebug takes place. It's a quietly crowded place, welcoming home the prodigal son, George (Alessandro Nivola) and his new wife, Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz). George's younger brother, Johnny (Ben McKenzie) remains at home with his pregnant wife, the effervescent, tragic … Continue reading Junebug (2005)
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Big Eyes (2014)
Directed by Tim Burton Big Eyes is Ed Wood-lite, another dramatization of a true story about an artist with varying degrees of success. In the former Tim Burton movie, Ed Wood was a director of unmistakably bad movies, though undeterred by each subsequent success. He remained an optimist through and through. In Big Eyes the … Continue reading Big Eyes (2014)
Vice (2018)
Directed by Adam McKay Okay, so a biopic can frame its subject in two ways, it seems: First is a traditional start to finish marathon, starting with the subject's youth and charting their rise until we get to the end. The second is a more narrow focus of an important moment in the subject's life, … Continue reading Vice (2018)
Doubt (2008)
Directed by John Patrick Stanley Damn. So Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viola Davis and Amy Adams are pretty amazing. I'm left so awestruck by their performances that I kind of forget what the movie is even about. Doubt constructs just enough of a story, about the relationship between a priest and a black student … Continue reading Doubt (2008)
