Maudie–Anything but Maudlin
Maudie, a film about the self-taught artist Maud Lewis starring Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins
“Baby Driver”–For Millennials
[Originally published for Blog Critics, July 3, 2017]
The highly praised feature film Baby Driver, starring newcomer Ansel Elgort as Baby, tells the story of a millenial car driver getting in and out of trouble while trying to capture the love of his life. Baby drives fast and furiously, shifting gears and tapping tunes he hears on this iPod...
The Siege at Jadotville–The Luck of the Irish
Based on true events, The Siege at Jadotville (a Netflix original) is a shocking reenactment of a heroic battle that was meticulously covered up for over 40 years
“The Salt of the Earth” (2014) –Drawing with Light
Iguana Marina
Sebastiao Salgado, the renowned Brazilian sociopolitical photographer, is the subject of this emotionally harrowing documentary. The viewer witnesses photographs of heartbreaking gravity and human agony, both unprecedented and breathtaking. The 2014 Academy Award nominated The Salt of the Earth reveals Salgado’s masterpieces...
Sense of an Ending (2017) –Remembrance of Things Past
The Sense of an Ending is a dramatic adaptation of the novel. It glides back and forth in time as we view the disconnected pieces of a previously unexamined life and the exploration of memory's role in constructing one's identity.
“Bordertown”– New Boundaries in Scandinavian Noir
You can escape the big city and its frenetic fierceness, but you can’t escape murder, not even in the hinterland of Finland. That’s the psychologically disturbing theme in Bordertown, Netflix’s latest international acquisition and the latest Scandinavian Noir drama that's sure to mesmerize audiences.