The Gotham Awards honors some of the finest achievements in independent filmmaking. And this year’s nominees include some big names and big movies with big impact. I’m glad Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons are being recognized with acting noms for their performances in Netflix’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”. Buckley in particular shows so much […]
My only problem with “Misbehaviour” is that it should have been titled “Miss-behaviour”. That’s the one quibble I have with this surprising, based on a true story gem. The setting is 1970 London. Small but passionate groups of women are beginning to voice their displease with how women are (and always have been) treated in […]
As a writer and director, Charlie Kaufman certainly plays by his own rules. He’s created such quirky, daring projects as “Being John Malkovich”, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Anomalisa”. His latest directorial effort is his first since venturing into adult stop-motion animation. “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” is based on the 2016 novel […]
Stories about an aspiring musical talent looking to make it big have been a favorite of filmmakers since the beginning of movies themselves. Every year we get multiple versions of this familiar theme, in both biopic and original forms. And yet — there’s never been a movie quite like “Wild Rose”. Irish singer/actress Jessie Buckley […]