Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Martin Scorsese Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Ciaran Hinds, Issei Ogata, Yosuke Kubozuka, Tadanobu Asano, Yoshi Oida. The Passion Of Scorsese? Religion and questions of faith, belief, sin, redemption and the human condition have been consistent themes in the films of Oscar winning director Martin Scorsese, particularly in his The Last Temptation Of Christ and his Kundun. And those themes are again front and centre in his latest film Silence, which is something of a passion project for Scorsese. The film is Continue reading
SILENCE
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Filed Under: Drama, Film Review, Foreign Language, S Tagged With: adam driver, andrew garfield, ciaran hinds, dante ferretti, feudal japan, greg king, Issei Ogata, jay cocks, liam neeson, martin scorsese, missionaries, religion, rodrigo prieto, shusaku endo, silence, silence film review, Tadanobu Asano, Yoshi Oida, Yosuke Kubozuka
THE HOMESMAN
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tommy Lee Jones Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, John Lithgow, David Dencik, Jesse Plemons, William Fichtner, Tim Blake Nelson, James Spader, Meryl Streep, Jo Harvey Allen, Barry Corbin, Hailee Steinfeld. A solemn tale of redemption and second chances The Homesman is not your typical western. With its slow, languid pace, emotional depth and lack of action, this revisionist western subverts the genre tropes of your average John Wayne or Clint Eastwood shoot 'em' up into something a bit more Continue reading
Filed Under: Action, Adventure, Drama, Film Review, T Tagged With: Barry Corbin, David Dencik, glendon swarthout, Grace Gummer, greg king, hailee steinfeld, hilary swank, James Spader, Jesse Plemons, Jo Harvey Allen, john lithgow, kieran fitzgerald, meryl streep, miranda otto, nebraska, rodrigo prieto, sonja richter, the homesman, the homesman film review, tim blake nelson, tommy lee jones, wesley a oliver, western, william fichtner
