Posts Tagged ‘Kelly Macdonald’
Film Review – I Came By
I Came By (2022) is a suspense thriller filled with stops and starts. As soon as we get a sense of where things are going, the momentum halts in midstride and doubles back. One could argue that this is due to the narrative throwing us for…
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Film Review – Operation Mincemeat
The title of Operation Mincemeat (2022) refers to the real WWII mission in which British intelligence fooled the Third Reich with extraordinary measures. The plan was to convince the Germans that Britain was going to attack through Greece. In reality, Churchill’s administration intended to take Sicily and…
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SIFF Interview – Marc Turtletaub – Puzzle
Spencer interviews director Marc Turtletaub from the drama Puzzle at SIFF 2018.
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Film Review – Puzzle
Puzzle is a deep, emotional character study that takes us on a great journey with a fuzzy ending that doesn’t diminish how we got there. Agnes (Kelly Macdonald) is a long-time housewife in a blue collar family whose life is pretty well defined. She calmly puts up…
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Film Review – Goodbye Christopher Robin
The world of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends stands out because of its simple and wholesome nature. Where Looney Tunes had a tongue-in-cheek self awareness, and where other Disney classic animated characters became involved in fantastical adventures, Pooh Bear, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, and others stayed mostly…
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An Appreciation – Gosford Park
The beauty of Robert Altman’s Gosford Park (2001) is how it delicately balances the numerous storylines to create a wonderful mosaic of characters. We’re not so much concerned with what happens, but with how everything unfolds. We’re familiar with the set-up—from Jean Renoir’s The Rules…
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Episode 243 – Danny Boyle
In honor of the release of Trance, Spencer and Greg discuss Danny Boyle.
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Episode 238 – Steve Buscemi
In honor of the release of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Spencer and Greg discuss Steve Buscemi.
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