Wild, 2014. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski and Keene McRae. SYNOPSIS: Based on the memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.” We follow Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) on her 1,100-mile solo hike in order to recover from life as well as to discover a new […]
Movie Review – Wild (2014)
Wild, 2014. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffman and Kevin Rankin. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of one woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe. Few mainstream American films play around with memory as well as Wild. Jean-Marc Vallee’s adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s memoir, about […]
Movie Review – Wild (2014)
Wild, 2014. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffman and Kevin Rankin. SYNOPSIS: Attempting to recover from a traumatic life event, a young woman sets out on a 1,100 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. Wild is an incredibly emotional journey, told beautifully in pictures by Jean-Marc Vallée. It also […]
Guillermo del Toro wins the DGA Award for The Shape of Water
Having enjoyed success at the Golden Globes and PGA Awards, Guillermo del Toro added the Directors Guild of America’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film award to his mantelpiece last night at the DGA Awards, putting the filmmaker firmly in the driving seat for Best Director at the Oscars with his fantasy romance The Shape […]
Blu-ray Review – Big Little Lies (2017)
Big Little Lies, 2017. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Written by David E. Kelley. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgard, Adam Scott, Zoe Kravitz, James Tupper, Jeffrey Nordling, Laura Dern, and Iain Armitage. SYNOPSIS: Big Little Lies, which was based on a popular novel by Liane Moriarty, aired on HBO earlier this year, […]
