Tag: Joel Edgerton
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The King (***1/2) at least it’s not Shakespeare
Edgerton’s Sir John Falstaff is the biggest selling point of The King. It’s almost as though he made the film just so he could play so plum a role.
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Loving (*****) brick by brick
#loving is one incredible true film event. If you can see it, do so. This should see plenty of nominations, but probably won’t because it’s not tied to an agenda.
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Jane Got A Gun (***1/2): Hell’s coming with me
O’Connor has not done nearly as much as a director of his caliber since his incredible last effort, Warrior, mentioned earlier. If nothing else, Jane Got A Gun shows that he can take other people’s material and make something that we can feel. It’s a good, memorable western that allows us to know we come…
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Midnight Special (****) has a familiar shine
Nichols succeeds with this story, but not to the level of his previous work. The pace works, and the effects are in keeping with the rest of the story up until that big reveal. If you loved what Nichols has done before, you will like this one. That it’s not the groundbreaking work one would…
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Black Mass (**) is not moving
Someone messes up, they go for a car ride, they get whacked. Someone gets arrested, they talk (or don’t) they go for a car ride…you know.
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The Gift (****) that cannot be returned
The Gift – 2015 Written, Directed and Starring Joel Edgerton Starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall Joel Edgerton is one of the more talented actors I have seen in recent years. His work in Animal Kingdom, Warrior and more recently The Great Gatsby are a good start for the uninitiated. At first glance of the trailer, this movie…
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Exodus Gods and Kings (****): Moses, Ramses II, God and his Angels
Exodus – Gods and Kings (2014) Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, María Valverde, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Andrew Tarbet, Isaac Andrews Screenplay Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine, Steven Zaillian The prospect of a big budget film based on The Holy Bible is immediately deserving of skepticism these days. For some, like Aronofsky, use it to “explore…
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I Don’t Have A Vote: 86th Oscars…feel the excitement
The 86th Annual Oscars – Try to stay awake My excitement for the Oscars has never been more quaint. I enjoy the spectacle, but more often than not find myself astounded at who is nominated (Gravity? Really? For anything more than technical?) and who is not (The Great Gatsby? Really? For only technical?). This year…
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The Great Gatsby: His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one…
The Great Gatsby – 2013 Director Baz Luhrmann Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke Screenplay by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce based on the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald “It was all for her. The house. The parties. Everything.” Daisy is his Rosebud. But she’s so much less. The moment his heart was fulfilled was the moment that…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 