An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Joel Schumacher
Director
Michael Douglas
D-Fens
Robert Duvall
Prendergast
Barbara Hershey
Beth
Rachel Ticotin
Sandra
Tuesday Weld
Mrs. Prendergast
Frederic Forrest
Surplus Store Owner
Lois Smith
D-Fens' Mother
Joey Singer
Adele (Beth's Child)
Ebbe Roe Smith
Guy on Freeway
Michael Paul Chan
Mr. Lee
Raymond J. Barry
Captain Yardley
The film, which focuses on an Argentinian family during an intimate birthday dinner, efficiently captures the eccentricities of each character as well as the nuances of their interpersonal dynamics.
It’s the most loving tribute to cinema and to Ingmar Bergman, set in world that feels so habitable that I felt like only re-watching this for eternity, because of how inviting it looks and feels.
In My Octopus Teacher, documentary filmmaker Craig Foster models healthy masculinity by showing us a trusting, gentle, and emotionally fulfilling bond with an octopus.
'Uprooted' is a short film on what's happening in Ukraine as of today. This captures the emotions of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before.
Like many things, like animals and people, they always evolve. When the first humans walked the Earth, they originated from Africa and were all black.