Posts Tagged ‘Haley Bennett’
Film Review – Hillbilly Elegy
Something went terribly wrong with Hillbilly Elegy (2020). There is too much talent in front and behind the camera to make something this overly dramatic, sappy, and emotionally empty. It plays like a satire of a movie aiming for award consideration instead of seeking an honest, authentic…
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Film Review – The Devil All the Time
The title The Devil All the Time (2020) is an apt description for the story it tells. This is a brutal tale of despicable characters doing despicable acts to one another. Those that populate it are either the perpetrators of cruelty or the victims of…
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Film Review – Swallow
In Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ Swallow (2020), a young housewife and soon to be mother Hunter (Haley Bennett) develops an insatiable urge to consume non-food items. Marbles, batteries, and little pieces of metal all take the journey down her digestive tract. Some of the things Hunter swallows…
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Film Review – Thank You For Your Service
American films have a long history of attempting to deal with the fallout of war on the soldier’s psyche after they return to the States. Most every war seems to have it’s own defining film or set of films which spring to mind when portraying…
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Film Review – The Girl On The Train
The Girl On The Train (2016) has the makings of a trashy little thriller – the only problem is that it thinks it’s way more clever than it actually is. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of dirt and sleaze, as long as the execution…
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Film Review – The Magnificent Seven (2016)
I’m pretty sick of reboots and remakes and re-imaginings and re-quals. Just hire some writers, movie people! I hear they have ideas and stuff. Okay, whatever. Let’s talk about Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven, which is a remake of the 1960 John Sturges film, which…
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Film Review – Hardcore Henry
Going into Hardcore Henry, I was worried I’d get sick from all the frantic, jumpy camera work and whiz-bang special effects. Surprisingly, I had less nausea than expected, but more sleepiness towards the end as Henry’s efficiency in killing faceless bad guys grows too predictable.…
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Film Review – The Hole
I’m not a huge Joe Dante fan, but I like him just fine. I’ve seen The Howling five or six times, enjoyed Gremlins when I was young, and have recently been pleasantly surprised by The ‘Burbs. For the last year or so, I’ve been hearing…
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