The Amateur is a thriller based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Robert Littell, who also wrote the screenplay of the film adaptation that same year, starring John Savage in the title role. In fact, Littell actually wrote the novel after penning the script. This time we’ve got Rami Malek as a …
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FlixChatter Review: A24’s JANET PLANET (2024) – Annie Baker’s kooky but tender mom-daughter drama starring the criminally underrated Julianne Nicholson
There have been some memorable parent-child films I’ve seen of late: Nowhere Special, Ezra, and Ghostlight, to name a few. Here we have a single mother named Janet who lives with her 11-year-old daughter Lacy in rural Massachusetts. What really drew me to this film is its connection to the theater world, as it's directed …
‘August: Osage County’ review from a fan of the award-winning play
This review is courtesy of guest blogger Sarah Johnson who mainly writes reviews for the Twin Cities Film Fest. Well, I’ll say one thing for “August: Osage County” – I wouldn’t wait until August to see it. When the play opened on Broadway in 2007, Charles Isherwood, the New York Times theater critic, called it …
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