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Sep 15, 2023 · "A Haunting in Venice" is the best of Kenneth Branagh's Hercule Poirot movies. It's also one of Branagh's best, period, thanks to the way Branagh and screenwriter Michael Green dismantle and reinvent the source material (Agatha Christie's Hallowe'en Party) to create a relentlessly clever, visually dense "old" movie that uses the latest technology.
Dec 8, 2002 · Wim Wenders' "Paris, Texas" (1984) is the story of loss upon loss. This man, whose name is Travis, was once married and had a little boy. Then that all went wrong, and he lost his wife and child, and for years he wandered. Now he will find his family and lose it again, this time not through madness but through sacrifice.
Apr 6, 2018 · Justin is the older brother, Aaron the younger. They grew up in a compound in a hilly stretch of forest somewhere in Southern California (the movie was shot near San Diego). The story begins with Justin and Aaron living an anonymous life as regular citizens. The opening scenes reveal that Justin "rescued" Aaron and took both of them out of the ...
Jan 14, 2020 · It's a real-life answer to fiction movies like " Taxi Driver ," " Bringing Out the Dead ," " Collateral ," "Nightcrawler" and " The Sweet Smell of Success ." “ Midsommar ” by Tomris Laffly. One thing is certain: writer/director Ari Aster comprehends stifling dread in the most profound sense.
Nov 14, 2013 · This 43-year-old filmmaker is a major talent. Though he may not be the second coming of Fellini, his films all have a funny, refreshingly complex perspective, and his latest work is a perfect example of why he is the next big Italian thing. "The Great Beauty" is a character study that presents contemporary Rome through the eyes of Jep ...
Apr 22, 2021 · Now, Penna and Morrison are back with a similar premise on a slightly larger scale: “Stowaway” is a spare survival story in space, featuring four characters on a doomed mission to Mars. (This is actually the first feature screenplay the duo wrote together, even though “Arctic” came out first.) It’s a clever take on a familiar genre ...
Dec 14, 2023 · Much has been explained by Glazer about the two movies occurring within “The Zone of Interest” (the one perceived through sight and the other through sound). That tension is obvious, yet no less powerful. Much has also been made of the banality of evil. The Höss family live next door to ongoing genocide yet never comment on the horrific ...
