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Review of Richard Jewell: At 90, it is Clint Eastwood’s ‘Jewel’ In The Crown
Richard Jewell Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Olivia Wilde Directed by Clint Eastwood Rating: **** (4 stars) At an age when most of us would be on a rocking chair, Clint Eastwood is rocking. He continues to direct one fine film after another with no pause. Richard Jewell is one of his finest directorial ventures. A gem of a film, right up there with Eastwood’s Mystic River, Unforgiven and Letters From Iwo Jima, Richard Jewell is what Eastwood revels in: the story of an ordinary man caught in extraordinary circumstances. Again, | Click Here...
Review of The Death & Life of John F. Donovan: Xavier Dolon’s latest film knocks the socks off
Starring Kit Harington, Natalie Portman, Ben Schnetzer, Jacob Trembley, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Thandie Newton Directed by Xavier Dolan Rating: **** (4 stars) For the gay Canadian director Xavier Dolan, filmmaking is a means of exorcizing his own demons, a coming-out-of-the-closet ritual whereby the characters lay bare their souls that are whittled down to sheer basics, naked and shivering in front of the camera. Xavier’s films make you uncomfortable, as all cinema should. I’ve watched all of Dolan’s works from the t | Click Here...