Tag: Matthias Schoenaerts
The Old Guard: Death Becomes Her But With Purer Intentions
The ennui–the sheer “I’ve seen it all” aura–that goes with the territory of living for “too long” (which, yes, is very much a thing) already [Read More…]
The Spy Movie in the Trump Era: Red Sparrow Still Touts Americans As “Good” and Russians Somewhere in Between…But Mostly Bad
Possibly as a start to the retribution sought by the “pinko liberals” of Hollywood for the Russians tampering in the now notorious U.S. election of [Read More…]
A Bigger Splash Causes A Subtle Spatter
Though director Luca Guadagnino has been with us since the late 90s, it’s only since 2009’s I Am Love that the Italian rival to Paolo [Read More…]
The Danish Girl Shows Us That When Art & Love Combine, It’s Always Fucked Up
As couples throughout the history of art and creativity have shown us time and time again, to be with another artist seals one’s fate for [Read More…]
Far From The Madding Crowd: A Faithful Adaptation That’s Still All Its Own
In general, movie adaptations–especially ones that have already been done before–rarely offer anything new to enliven or enrich the original literature on which they are [Read More…]
