Directed by Mike Nichols The Birdcage is a sweet, slapstick comedy about two gay men posing as a man and wife for the introduction to the very conservative parents of their son's bride-to-be. It contains all the expected sources of humor and conflict as well as the inevitable revelations in the third act. But those … Continue reading The Birdcage (1996)
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Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
Directed by Marina Zenovich Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind tries to do a little of everything. It's a look at the life and career, from start to finish, of comedian Robin Williams. It's an interesting look at the comedian turned celebrity's career, but it's hard to differentiate this from any number of celebrity documentaries … Continue reading Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
The Chocolate War (1988)
Directed by Keith Gordon The Chocolate War has a lot in common with what I must assume is a much more accessible movie, 1989's Dead Poets Society. Both films take place at all-male boarding schools in which there is a strong divide between the adolescents and their teachers. In Dead Poets Society Robin Williams plays the teacher … Continue reading The Chocolate War (1988)
Insomnia (2002)
Directed by Christopher Nolan Will Dormer (Al Pacino) walks the plank in Insomnia. He's an aging LA cop, sent deep into Alaska for a murder that doubles as a form of exile, like sending Napoleon to the island of Saint Helena. Will's recent backstory isn't shown, but it's hinted at, discussed and picked apart throughout the … Continue reading Insomnia (2002)
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