Norwegian filmmaker Anne Sewitsky’s Homesick is moving, funny, and devastating — and one of the best films at Sundance 2015. Homesick is now streaming on Netflix UK
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Glassland is a sensitive portrait of a boy becoming his parent’s parent
Gerard Barrett’s sensitive and subtle drama Glassland takes a haunting look at what happens when a child is forced to parent his parent: the pressures, the shame, the lies, the anger, and the constant stress of being responsible for someone for whom you shouldn’t be responsible. Although it’s a strong study of the effects on its characters — Jack Reynor (What Richard Did) and Toni Collette (About a Boy) give terrific performances — the plot is otherwise thin, the psychological insights somewhat lacking.
Sundance 2015 Review: Larry Kramer in Love and Anger captures both the man and the LGBT movement
By laying bare the horrors of dealing with AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s, Carlomusto infuses us with the same anger and impatience that Kramer felt.
Review: Selma is one for the history books
Selma is a vital, brutal, and inspiring film, which chronicles the lead-up to the historic Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery, lead by Martin Luther King Jr.
American Sniper: The price a great soldier pays to serve his country
Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper is an intelligent, probing character study of a man torn between his duty as the US Military’s deadliest sniper in history, and his life at home.
If I picked the Oscar nominees…
Since the Academy has a habit of not even nominating the right people, here’s a look at whom I’d nominate if I had an Oscar ballot. Best Picture Boyhood Selma National Gallery Pride Charlie’s Country Best Director Richard Linklater, Boyhood Ava DuVernay, Selma Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel Frederick Wiseman, National Gallery Jennifer Kent, The Babadook Best Actor Ralph […]