Film Review: PRIDE

PRIDE Directed by Matthew Warchus Written by Stephen Beresford Starring Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Ben Schnetzer, George MacKay, Faye Marsay, Imelda Staunton You would have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by PRIDE. In 1984, miners in Wales are in the midst of...

Film Review: A SUMMER'S TALE

A SUMMER’S TALE Written and Directed by Eric Rohmer Starring: Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Aurelia Nolin, Gwenaelle Simon A SUMMER”S TALE was released in 1996 in France but for some reason never found a distributor in the U.S. until now. It is part of...

Film Review: GONE GIRL

GONE GIRL Directed by David Fincher Written by Gillian Flynn, based on her novel Starrint Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Kim Dickens, Carrie Coon, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry SPOILERS GALORE I was ready to write a review of GONE GIRL this week although everyone with...

Film Review: The Skeleton Twins

Directed by Craig  Johnson Written by Mark Heyman and Craig Johnson Starring: Kristin Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell Twins Maggie and Milo have been estranged for ten years when Milo’s attempt at suicide brings them together. She bundles him up and...

Film Review: A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES

Directed by Scott Frank Written by Lawrence Block (Novel), Scott Frank (Screenplay) Starring: Liem Neeson, Dan Stevenss A Walk Among The Tombstones, an adaption of Lawrence Block’s seventh Matthew Scudder book, is a film that works on several levels. It is a skilled...