Sixty-somethings Chela (played by Ana Brun) and Chiquita (Margarita Irún), long-time friends have shared their lives together for over 30 years. Chela is a quiet character, quite acquiescent to her excitable friend. Their relationship is an intriguing one: Chiquita is a dominant force while Chela almost disappears into the surroundings, rarely speaking. One wonders if she is … [Read more...] about The Heiresses – Film Review
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Gloria Bell – Film Review
Despite a cast that includes such proven talent as John Turturro, Brad Garrett, Rita Wilson, and Michael Cera, Gloria Bell is Julianne Moore's show through and through. So dominate is the Oscar winner that the reliable ensemble around her feel little more than shadows sporadically earning their moment in the sun. The film itself is one where nothing particularly … [Read more...] about Gloria Bell – Film Review
The Aftermath – Film Review
The Aftermath is a set after the end of the war in Germany, with a love triangle set up between the three main characters. Rachel Morgen (Keira Knightly) is grieving her son’s death, while she tries to reconnect with her husband, Lewis (Jason Clarke). He has been absent working as a British colonel. Now he is attempting to rebuild Hamburg and keep the peace. The couple … [Read more...] about The Aftermath – Film Review
Five Feet Apart – Film Review
Just as emotionally manipulative as fellow teen fare like A Walk To Remember and If I Stay, but less as effective as Me, Earl and the Dying Girl and The Fault in Our Stars, Five Feet Apart is typically schmaltzy and insultingly pedestrian, but, as cinematic history has demonstrated, deliver on exactly what you promise - which is often easier said than done when it comes to film … [Read more...] about Five Feet Apart – Film Review
Destroyer – Film Review
Despite Nicole Kidman earning an extremely deserved Golden Globe nomination earlier this year, her turn in Karyn Kusama's unconventional crime thriller Destroyer was ultimately lost in the awards shuffle. And once you experience this hard-boiled feature, you'll be at a loss as to how exactly Kidman and the film itself weren't stronger contenders. Feminist cliches are thrown … [Read more...] about Destroyer – Film Review