Directed by Sean Penn Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) is a retiring police officer who isn't ready to let go. On the night of his retirement party the body of a young girl is discovered in the woods, and it's Jerry who shoulders the emotional burden of first notifying the girl's parents and then promising to … Continue reading The Pledge (2001)
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Into the Wild (2007)
Directed by Sean Penn I've had a hard time getting Christopher McCandless out of my head this week. While in a Wisconsin cabin I picked up Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, learning in more detail about McCandless' journey which I had first come to know about upon the film's release over a decade ago. Armed with … Continue reading Into the Wild (2007)
To the Wonder (2012)
Directed by Terrence Malick There is certainly something admirable about Terrence Malick and this film in particular. It's so unabashedly Malick, so artful and abstract, with no real dialogue or exposition to lean on. Before we even hear any two characters speak we see them dance, giggle, run and throw themselves into each other's arms. … Continue reading To the Wonder (2012)
The Game (1997)
Directed by David Fincher In David Fincher's The Game, a lonely, powerful control freak loses control. He is Nicholas Van Orson (Michael Douglas), an investment banker who lives in a large mansion that only accentuates his isolation. When one of his employees wishes him a happy 48th birthday, he implies to his assistant that he should … Continue reading The Game (1997)
Mystic River (2003)
Directed by Clint Eastwood Mystic River tries to tell you that the past never really dies. This is a film about a working class neighborhood in Boston in which the three central characters are deeply haunted by a moment from their childhood. The story opens with this tragic memory before jumping multiple decades into the … Continue reading Mystic River (2003)
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