Tag: Ethan Hawke
White Folk Sure Are Crazy: The Northman
“Hate is all I’ve ever known. I want to be free of it.” Wanting and doing, of course, are two entirely different things. Particularly for [Read More…]
In Stockholm, Robert Budreau Tries to Make Us Understand Empathizing With One’s Captors
Like the movie that launched screenwriter-director Robert Budreau to fame, called Born to Be Blue, Stockholm also stars Ethan Hawke and could just as easily [Read More…]
Juliet, Naked Continues the Aging Musicphile Tradition of Films Based on Nick Hornby Novels
Nick Hornby has become that rare breed of novelist so omnipresent in popular culture as a result of his work’s frequent adaptations to film that [Read More…]
Maggie’s Plan Offers Little In The Way of A New Blueprint for The Rom-Com
When it comes to romantic comedies involving Greta Gerwig, one is usually guaranteed an enjoyable moviegoing experience. This tends to stem from the fact that [Read More…]
The Iconography of the “My Sharona” Scene in Reality Bites
Helen Childress‘ only movie to date remains the spokesperson (spokesfilm?) for a generation that is 1994’s Reality Bites. The many issues and concerns of that [Read More…]
The Blue-Eyed, Bored Spectacle That Was the 2015 Oscars
If one could sum up the 2015 Oscars in a single phrase, it would have to be: blue-eyed bores. The eerie fact that about 90% [Read More…]