Robert Kojder chats with Causeway director Lila Neugebauer about authenticity, vulnerability, Brian Tyree Henry, New Orleans, soundscape, deaf character implications, and more… With a background in theatre, Lila Neugebauer crafted her first feature-length film, Causeway, which was picked up by Apple TV+ and played at North American festivals. Immersively authentic, the film follows Afghanistan veteran […]
Jennifer Lawrence battles PTSD in new trailer for A24’s Causeway
Apple and A24 have debuted a new trailer for director Lila Neugebauer’s upcoming drama Causeway ahead of the film’s premiere tomorrow. The film follows Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence), a soldier struggling to adjust to life back home after suffering from PTSD and a debilitating brain injury, as she forms a friendship with mechanic James (Brian Tyree […]
Lynne Ramsay to direct Jennifer Lawrence in Die, My Love
With Jennifer Lawrence about to wow audiences with her performance in Apple TV+ drama Causeway (read our ★★★★ review here), the actress has revealed that her previously announced collaboration with Lynne Ramsay will be an adaptation of the Ariana Harwicz book Die, My Love. During an interview with The New York Times in which the […]
Movie Review – Causeway (2022)
Causeway, 2022 Directed by Lila Neugebauer. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond, Jayne Houdyshell, Stephen McKinley Henderson Russell, Harvard Frederick Weller, Sean Carvajal, Will Pullen, and Neal Huff. SYNOPSIS: A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home. Causeway is a touching […]
2022 BFI London Film Festival Review – Causeway
Causeway, 2022. Directed by Lila Neugebauer. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond, Jayne Houdyshell, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Frederick Weller. SYNOPSIS: A US soldier (Jennifer Lawrence) suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home. Jennifer Lawrence returns to the kind of small character-driven, sparsely […]
