Film Review: Widows (2018)
byA film passes the Bechdel test when it meets three criteria: “(1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2)…
Colin Farrell
Film Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
byAnyone hoping for grounded realism in the work of Yorgos Lanthimos can look elsewhere. A thematic summary wouldn’t put it too far from that of…
Film review: The Beguiled (2017)
byWhat do you get if you place a horny Colin Farrell in a house full of beautiful, single women? It’s an interesting thought experiment,…
Film Review: The Lobster (2015)
byAfter the critical and commercial failure of American Ultra, which he penned, Max Landis went on a mini rant about the current movie landscape….
TV: True Detective, An Analysis
byTrue Detective‘s first season won five Emmys and the adulation of audiences craving philosophically engaging crime drama. At first glance, the finale seemed to…
Film Review: Winter’s Tale (2014)
byWinter’s Tale, a modern fairy tale taking place across three time lines and concerning itself with the age old theme of true love, must…
Film Review: Saving Mr Banks (2013)
byWhen we watch a film, we often lose focus on the complexities and persuasion that it took behind the scenes to get a film even into production. As is the case with the production of Mary Poppins in the early 1960s when Walt Disney finally lured Poppins author P.L. Travers to Hollywood.
Film Review: Dead Man Down (2013)
byThe slow intertwining of these narrative threads unfortunately gifts the audience with a particularly unfocused and muddled film. Dead Man Down seemingly wants to present itself as possessing a complex story with in-depth characters. B
Wednesdays With Woody: Cassandra’s Dream (2007)
byThe third of Allen’s London films, Cassandra’s Dream, much like Match Point is a film within which what we know as “Woody Allen” is…
Film Review: Seven Psychopaths (2012)
byMarty (Colin Farrell) is an Irish screenwriter living in Los Angeles. He has an alcohol problem, his Australian girlfriend Kaya (Abbie Cornish) has had…