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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Woman Walks Ahead (2018)
Directed by Susanna White Woman Walks Ahead has good intentions, but it tries to push upon us a story we've seen before. The specifics of Catherine Weldon's (Jessica Chastain) journey out west to paint a portrait of a Native American Chief (Michael Greyeyes) might be unique, but the movie boils it all down into the … Continue reading Woman Walks Ahead (2018)
The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
Directed by Nicole Holofcener Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn) suffers quietly in The Land of Steady Habits. By the time we meet him wandering cluelessly through Bed, Bath & Beyond (or is it Pottery Barn?) he has already divorced his wife, Helene (Edie Falco) and quite his job in finance for an early retirement. "You are the … Continue reading The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
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