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BUSTER’S MAL HEART

May 6, 2017 By Leave a Comment

BUSTER’S MAL HEART

It becomes clear early on that at some point in Jonas’ life, he has taken leave of his senses.  Or, rather, his world has come apart at the seams, and his mind has done its poor best to reconstruct it using odds and ends. Told in the not necessarily linear way that the mind operates… Read More »

Tagged With: burglary, castaway, Christmas, concierge, conspiracy, hostage, madness, manhunt, New Year, sheriff

PATRIOT’S DAY

January 25, 2017 By Leave a Comment

PATRIOT’S DAY

PATRIOT’S DAY is two films, one perfectly competent, the other one a skillful blend of character study and taut suspense. Perhaps this is why the studio’s rep in San Francisco scheduled and cancelled not one, but two, For Your Consideration screenings for critics groups last month). Based on the events leading up to, during, and… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, Boston Marathon, Boston Police, Boston Strong, manhunt, Patriots Day, terrorist bombing

NERUDA

January 22, 2017 By Leave a Comment

NERUDA

NERUDA is a rhapsody of juxtaposition and conundrum.  Pablo Larraín’s film takes historical episodes from a contentious time in the life of Chile’s beloved poet, fervent Communist, elected senator, and creates a fable of suitably Olympian proportions. And, yes, poetry. This is not, however, the sun-dappled poetry of pastoral idylls nor of chivalric love.  And… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, Chile, Communist Party, manhunt, Neruda, politics

THE HUNTED

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

THE HUNTED

Never have I missed Jet Li and Donnie Yen more than while watching Benicio Del Toro and Tommy Lee Jones slug it out in THE HUNTED. It’’s sort of like watching two Claymation figures go at each other with all the subtlety and artistry that that implies. Points for consistency, though. This exercise in entertainment futility… Read More »

Tagged With: booby traps, ethnic cleansing, forging a knife from scratch, manhunt, military, military vet, Oregon

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