Tag: Nancy Travis

  • Greedy (1994, Jonathan Lynn)

    Greedy would be a mess if it weren’t so thoughtfully arranged. It’s not good, but it’s definitely intentional. The film opens with Ed Begley Jr. and his family–with Mary Ellen Trainor as his wife–going to his rich uncle’s house for a family gathering. There, the film introduces second-billed Kirk Douglas as the rich uncle and…

  • Loose Cannons (1990, Bob Clark)

    There’s something profoundly wrong with Loose Cannons. Actually, it’s hard to find anything about the film right. I’ll just start rattling off. Stan Cole’s editing is terrible. I love how he cuts to medium shots and the actors’ expressions have completely changed. I guess he gets the basic positioning right. Some of the fault for…