Category: Drama
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Strangely simplistic take on a 1920s West Virginia coal miners work stoppage. The film’s jumbo scale gets away from director Sayles in the script so he relies way too heavily on caricature. Great performances from Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, and David Strathairn. Very disappointing. DVD.Continue reading →
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Dreadful, condescending drama about addict Maggie Cheung trying to clean up to reclaim son James Dennis from disapproving in-laws Nick Nolte and Martha Henry. Visual stunning direction from Assayas, terrible writing from him too. Cheung’s bad, Nolte’s okay. DVD, Streaming.Continue reading →
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I kept getting sad during White Dog, probably for a few reasons. First, the film is effective: it’s about people faced with a reality (a racist training his dog to attack black people) they can’t fix, but they’re going to try. I have a bootleg from Denmark (everyone’s bootleg is from Denmark), but hadn’t watched…
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We all know Winston Churchill wasn’t kidnapped or assassinated during World War II–except maybe President Bush, but he’s still waiting for John Rambo to call with info on Osama–so The Eagle Has Landed‘s ending is a bit of a give-away. The film succeeds–to some degree–since it presents the audience with characters they care so much…
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It’s the perfect time for the White Nights post I’ve been slacking on. Why have I been slacking? A combination of things. First and foremost, White Nights is a Columbia Picture. Sony releases Columbia Pictures on DVD and has not released White Nights in the US yet. If and when they do, those twits will…
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