Directed by Scott Frank The lasting image of The Lookout is a luminous, small-town bank straight out of an Edward Hopper painting. Inside is janitor Chris Pratt (not that Chris Pratt), using a mop to shoot urinal pucks into a tipped over trash can. It's a balance between these character moments and a genuinely thrilling plot … Continue reading The Lookout (2007)
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Something Wild (1986)
Directed by Jonathan Demme A yuppie and a wild child hit the road, turning into something like Bonnie & Clyde lite in Jonathan Demme's Something Wild. They are two polar opposites, and by the middle of the film they finally meet somewhere in the middle. By then the stakes are raised, and while the first half of the … Continue reading Something Wild (1986)
