Tag: John C. Reilly

“My life is like an empty cylinder”: Modern Cowboys & Daddy Issues in THE SISTERS BROTHERS

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Carol Kane, Crime, Film, Jacques Audiard, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Riz Ahmed, Rutger Hauer, Western1 Comment

Jacques Audiard's film adaptation of THE SISTERS BROTHERS deals with the Wild West becoming a modern world.

The Lobster: A Terrifying Vision of Lovers in a Dangerous Time

On By C.H. NewellIn Colin Farrell, Drama, Film, John C. Reilly, Rachel Weisz, Romance, Sci-Fi, Yorgos LanthimosLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU29VfayDMw The Lobster. 2015. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Screenplay by Efthymis Filippou & Lanthimos. Starring Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Colin Farrell, Rosanna Hoult, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Ewen MacIntosh, Imelda Nagle Ryan, Angeliki Papoulia, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley, Rachel Weisz, & Ben Whishaw. Film4/Irish Film Board/Eurimages. Rated 14A. 118 minutes. Drama/Romance/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ Yorgos …

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We Need to Talk About Kevin: Examining the Myth of Motherhood

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Ezra Miller, Film, Lion Shriver, Lynne Ramsay, Tilda SwintonLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmf42pkfgZw We Need to Talk About Kevin. 2011. Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Screenplay by Rory Stewart Kinnear & Lynne Ramsay; based on the novel of the same name by Lion Shriver. Starring Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller, John C. Reilly, Jasper Newell, Ashley Gerasimovich, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Alex Manette, James Chen and Lauren Fox. BBC Films/UK …

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Being a Bitch: The Survival Tactics of DOLORES CLAIBORNE

On By C.H. NewellIn 1995, Adaptation, Castle Rock Entertainment, Crime, Dolores Claiborne, Drama, Film, Kathy Bates, Mystery, Review, Stephen King, Taylor Hackford, Thriller2 Comments

The story of a woman - many women - who must do the unthinkable in order to save her own daughter from her husband.