Directed by David Mamet State and Main has the feeling of an old 1940s screwball comedy. The dialogue is lightning fast, the problems are telegraphed from a mile away but are no less entertaining, and there's even a charming romance and ethical dilemma at the heart of it. It's about the last week of preproduction for … Continue reading State and Main (2000)
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Capote (2005)
Directed by Bennett Miller Self-destruction is at the heart of Capote, a film about the friendship between an author and a death row inmate. The film chronicles Truman Capote's relationship with Perry Smith during his research and writing of his famous nonfiction crime novel, In Cold Blood, his final and most famous novel. Like with a movie like Dead … Continue reading Capote (2005)
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)
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