Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre The Mustang is about Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts), a prison inmate with an anger problem as he develops an interest in working with wrangled mustangs to "break" them so that they can be auctioned off. It's an intimate portrait of the man, reminiscent of recent films like The Rider (2017) and Lean on … Continue reading The Mustang (2019)
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Life (1999)
Directed by Ted Demme Life is one of those movies I hadn’t seen since I was a kid and which apparently stuck with me. As an adult there’s nothing so striking about it, at least compared to what else we’ve all seen in movies. It’s ostensibly a comedy, at least it feels like it, and Lawrence … Continue reading Life (1999)
High Sierra (1941)
Directed by Raoul Walsh "It's infernally cold up here, maybe it's nerves. The rock above, where Earle is hiding looks like a huge ice berg. Whenever the flares are lit, the faces of the crowd gathered around here look like great masts of snow. They look dead, all but their eyes..." - Radio Reporter at … Continue reading High Sierra (1941)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Directed by Paul King Goddamn this is one sweet movie, and Paddington, like Fred Rogers, is someone we would all be lucky to have in our own lives. He's a talking bear who lives with a human family in a small London neighborhood where everyone knows and loves him. He's a delightful character who sees the … Continue reading Paddington 2 (2017)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Directed by John Frankenheimer Birdman of Alcatraz is a little too long. That's my first thought. I can only listen to the soothing musings of Burt Lancaster for so long, and with this movie I started to tune him out at around the 100 minute mark. Lancaster plays Robert Stroud, a murderer quick to anger. … Continue reading Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
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