Posts Tagged ‘Imogen Poots’
Film Review – The Father
When you think of things that may cripple your mind and body towards the end of your life, what is the thing that scares you the most? Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are at the top of my list. There is something about your body being…
READ MOREFilm Review – Vivarium
Vivarium (2020) starts off with a fantastic opening act. Schoolteacher Gemma (Imogen Poots) and handy man Tom (Jesse Eisenberg) are a young couple looking to settle down in a new home. They meet up with a real estate agent (Jonathan Aris) who leads them to…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Art of Self-Defense
The opening scene of Riley Stearn‘s uber-black comedy The Art of Self-Defense masterfully establishes the film’s tone from the outset. Casey Davies (Jesse Eisenberg) sits by himself at a restaurant as a French-speaking couple in the booth across brutally mock him in their native tongue.…
READ MORESIFF Interview – Riley Stearns – The Art of Self-Defense
Spencer interviews writer/director Riley Stearns from the dark comedy The Art of Self-Defense at SIFF 2019.
READ MOREFilm Review – Green Room
A young punk rock group makes their way through the Pacific Northwest, playing shows in hole-in-the-wall bars to disinterested crowds. Money is low – they fill their van’s tank siphoning gas from other vehicles. The tour is on the rocks, and some suggest calling the…
READ MOREFilm Review – Knight of Cups
I dread the day Terrence Malick stops making films. He is one of a kind, an original voice. No one makes movies the same way he does, and when he decides to call it quits he will take away a view of the world entirely…
READ MORESIFF Film Review – Jimi: All Is by My Side
I hate the 1960s. (Although I was born in 1968, so I’m going to give that year a pass.) I hate biopics, especially ones about musicians. I also hate listening to oldies music stations – including ones that play the music from my teen years,…
READ MOREFilm Review – Need For Speed
We’re only a quarter of the way through 2014, but we’ve found a candidate for Goofiest Movie of the Year. Need For Speed (2014) continues the trend of video games turned into films. The trend hasn’t been a good one. No consideration is taken for…
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