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“August: Osage County”– Family Secrets and Lies

Written by diana on January 29, 2014. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on “August: Osage County”– Family Secrets and Lies

“August: Osage County”, the Tracy Lett’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play, has been released as an Academy-Award nominated movie starring the incomparable Meryl Streep and an affecting Julia Roberts, together with a stunning supporting cast. The story is a disquieting look at the dysfunctionality of an American family with secrets and lies...

“Her”—A Techno Romance

Written by diana on January 19, 2014. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “Her”—A Techno Romance

“Her”, a wistful meditation on where we are and where we might be going in the not-too-distant future, is an inspired film by Spike Jonze who questions how technology will connect or disconnect us. A lonely recently divorced man, Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), develops an emotional connection with his newly purchased operating system —OS...

“American Hustle”:—Everyone Hustles To Survive

Written by diana on December 31, 2013. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 2 Comments on “American Hustle”:—Everyone Hustles To Survive

With its ensemble cast, this film has received almost unanimous accolades for the universally stunning performances, under the direction of David O. Russell. Still at the top of his game (after “I Heart Huckabees”, “The Fighter”, and “Silver Linings Playbook”). All of Russell’s movies, intentionally or not, are the embodiment of a certain...

The Hunger Games Revisited: Part 2– “Catching Fire”

Written by diana on December 20, 2013. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on The Hunger Games Revisited: Part 2– “Catching Fire”

In what has to be the biggest blockbuster franchise since Twilight and Harry Potter, in this sequel to the first Hunger Games film (see my April 8, 2012 review–“The Hunger Games”–Our “Harry Potter”), the post-apocalyptic Panem is still a hell on earth. Former victors are forced to participate in a Quarter...

“Ruby Sparks”– A Spark of Creativity”

Written by diana on November 11, 2013. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “Ruby Sparks”– A Spark of Creativity”

If you could create the partner of your dreams, would you be happy with him or her? Would that relationship be all about you, completely one-sided, and therefore unsatisfying? What makes “Ruby Sparks” so funny, but also harsh and uncomfortable, are answers to those questions given throughout this quirky film. Written by and starring...

“Prisoners”: Kidnapping Your Mind

Written by diana on October 27, 2013. Posted in movie reviews.

This provocative film opens with a father and son hunting in the woods, the Lord’s Prayer recited in voiceover. The viewer sees the father, Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) as a deeply religious man, a carpenter who believes in family values and the safety of his community. When his little girl and her friend go missing on Thanksgiving...