MASTER GARDENER reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Schrader Stars: Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell, Esai Morales, Victoria Hill, Jared Bankens, Rick Cosnett. Paul Schrader’s nihilistic films have often explored troubled men and outsiders with a violent past who are seeking redemption for their past deeds. Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton) is one such man, hiding from the demons of his …
THE CARD COUNTER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Schrader Stars: Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Tiffany Haddish, Willem Dafoe, Alexander Babara, Adrienne Lau. Unlike movies such as The Cincinnati Kid, California Split, or Rounders, where the focus was on the card games, The Card Counter is not a film about poker per se, as writer/director Paul Schrader is more interested in exploring his central protagonist and darker …
AFFLICTION
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Schrader Stars: Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt, Jim True, Homes Osborne, Brigid Tierney, Marian Seldes, Sean McCann, Wayne Robson, Brawley Nolte. Adapted from the novel by Russell Banks (The Sweet Hereafter, etc), Affliction is a powerful, dramatic tale that looks at the disturbing pattern of male violence, and explores how this …
TOUCH
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Schrader Stars: Christopher Walken, Bridget Fonda, Skeet Ulrich, Tom Arnold, Gina Gershon, Janeane Garofalo, Lolita Davidovich, Paul Mazursky, Anthony Zerbe, Mason Adams Running Time: 102 minutes. It's hard to be a saint in the city, especially when con men, slick hustlers and a particularly voracious media expect you to perform miracles on demand. Juvenal (Skeet …
