Posts Tagged ‘Scoot McNairy’
Film Review – Speak No Evil
I’ll admit to you, dear reader: When I heard that there would be an English language remake of the Danish film Speak No Evil (2022), I was not immediately bursting with anticipation. Don’t get me wrong, it is a tense and disturbing psychological thriller. I was left…
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Episode 72 – Cruella and A Quiet Place 2
For this episode of the podcast, we review Disney‘s new live-action prequel, Cruella, and the creature feature sequel, A Quiet Place 2. We also discuss Bo Burnham‘s Netflix comedy special Inside. At the end of the pod, we take a look back at the classic…
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Film Review – Black Sea
Director Kevin Macdonald certainly does not keep to a certain genre of film. He is known for documentaries and dramas, his most famous being The Last King of Scotland. Macdonald ventures into the likes of other submarine set drama films with Black Sea.
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Interview – Kevin Macdonald – Black Sea
Sarah interviews director Kevin Macdonald from the thriller Black Sea.
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Film Review – Frank
Frank is probably most easily recognized as the movie where Michael Fassbender wears a fake head throughout the film. My first thought was that this would be the kind of film that either just works based on its weird idea or will just go off…
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SXSW Film Interview – Lenny Abrahamson – Frank
At SXSW, The MacGuffin sat down with director Lenny Abrahamson for his film Frank for a small roundtable discussion. Frank stars Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Domhnall Gleeson, Scoot McNairy, François Civil, and Carla Azar.
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Film Review – The Rover
Amidst the sun drenched landscape, between ringing shots of gunfire and desperate attempts for survival, a man sits in a small room lined with cages full of dogs. His name is Eric (Guy Pearce). He sits staring at the cages. Nothing is said, and no…
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Film Review – Killing Them Softly
Since 2000, writer/director Andrew Dominik has made only three films: Chopper (2000), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), and now Killing Them Softly. Twelve years with only three films, but they are three painstakingly detailed and surprisingly heady, thought-provoking films.…
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