Directed by Drew Goddard Having seen Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods, it's easy to suspect that there's something otherworldly going on at the El Royale, a stylish but mysteriously sparse hotel that straddles the state line between California and Nevada. Set in the late 60s or early 70s this place is supposed to have been … Continue reading Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
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The Morning After (1986)
Directed by Sidney Lumet There's a little bit of Sunset Boulevard to The Morning After, a film about an alcoholic actress struggling to leave the spotlight. She meets a younger man who is instantly attracted to her. In this case, though, they also have to deal with the dead man in her bed. What makes the film … Continue reading The Morning After (1986)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Directed by Michael Cimino At first glance Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges seem like an odd pair, almost as if they were shooting two entirely different movies and one day just stumbled onto the same set. Here they play a bank robber and a, well I guess a petty car thief. Part of the unexpected … Continue reading Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Crazy Heart (2009)
Directed by Scott Cooper In Crazy Heart an aging musician finds renewed purpose thanks to a brief romance with a much younger woman. That musician is Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges), a country star who has traded in theaters and stadiums for bowling alleys and dive bars. Blake's journey is ripe with movie cliches and tropes. He's … Continue reading Crazy Heart (2009)
True Grit (2010)
Directed by the Coen Brothers The 1969 film was a celebration of all things John Wayne while the Coen Brothers' adaptation of the same source material is much more broadly comedic, at least to a point. The Rooster Cogburn character here is played by a legendary actor in his own right, Jeff Bridges. He's somewhere … Continue reading True Grit (2010)
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