Lizzie, 2018. Directed by Craig William Macneill. Starring Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jay Huguley, Jamey Sheridan, Fiona Shaw, Kim Dickens, Denis O’Hare, and Jeff Perry. SYNOPSIS: A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of the Borden family. Craig William Macneill’s (The Boy) Lizzie Borden biopic couldn’t be further from prior campy adaptations of the […]
Movie Review – Lizzie (2018)
Lizzie. 2018. Directed by Craig William Macneill. Starring Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Kim Dickens, Fiona Shaw, Denis O’Hare, and Jamey Sheridan. SYNOPSIS: A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of the Borden family. Craig William Macneill’s Lizzie falsely – in my opinion – bills itself as a “psychological thriller” based on 1892’s famous […]
Movie Review – Sully (2016)
Sully. 2016. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Anna Gunn, Mike O’Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Michael Rapaport, and Laura Linney. SYNOPSIS: The story of Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight’s passengers and crew. With it […]
Movie Review – Sully (2016)
Sully. 2016. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Anna Gunn, Mike O’Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Michael Rapaport, and Laura Linney. SYNOPSIS: The story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the water in the Hudson River, saving all of the airplane flights 155 crew and passengers. Sully unexpectedly […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight, 2015. Directed by Tom McCarthy. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Billy Crudup, Len Cariou, Jamey Sheridan, Brian D’Arcy James, Neal Huff, and Stanley Tucci. SYNOPSIS: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking […]