Tag: Michael Shannon
The Bikeriders Ending: Not Necessarily a “Happy” One
Because The Bikeriders is filled with so much death and tragedy, it’s to be expected that writer-director Jeff Nichols might want to throw the audience [Read More…]
The Bikeriders: America in Decay and Contentious Generational Divides Have Long Been a Motif of the Nation
One wonders, sometimes, if there was ever truly a period in U.S. history that was “golden,” so much as the nation being in an ever-increasing [Read More…]
F Is For Fascism, Not Freedom: Amsterdam Shows That, When It Comes to the Many Incongruities of U.S. Politics, History Repeats
Considering David O. Russell is the type of person who would write his college thesis on the United States intervention in Chile, his commitment to [Read More…]
Like Guy Ritchie Trying to Do Murder on the Orient Express: Bullet (to the Brain) Train
Brad Pitt may have recently admitted to GQ that he knows he’s “on his last leg” with regard to his career (ergo, apparently, his life), [Read More…]
It’s No Mystery That Knives Out Cuts to the Quick of Family Discord: Money
Rian Johnson has taken an approach to his career that few writer-directors do: slowly. Starting in 2005 with the acclaimed neo-film noir Brick (starring his [Read More…]
The Shape of Water’s Sweep at The Oscars & Its Significance to Hollywood Doing Its Best to Be More “Inclusive”
Because Get Out winning Best Picture would have been far too political a choice (and also would have meant that Allison Williams had starred in [Read More…]
“The Legend of a Man-Fish”: The Shape of Water at Last Finds The Creature From the Black Lagoon Vindicated
“Time is but a river flowing from our past.” This is the first “thought of the day” we’re confronted with as mute cleaning woman Elisa [Read More…]
Is Loving Worth It (Both Filmically and Literally)?
As the ominous force known as Donald Trump’s presidency approaches, Jeff Nichols’ Loving comes at a time when we need to be reminded just how far [Read More…]
Holly Golightly Syndrome Pervades Complete Unknown
What is it about staying in one place–relegated to one life–that drives so many people crazy? Joshua Marston, best known for his 2004 film, Maria [Read More…]
Golden Globes 2016: More Interesting Than Last Year
Award shows can always go one of two ways: utterly drab or a complete shit show. In the case of this year’s Golden Globe Awards, [Read More…]
