Posts tagged Joel Edgerton
The Plague: Swim-Camp Psychological Horror is Like Lord of the Water Bugs
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekPsychological horror, The Plague, Tween boys get mean, Writer/director Charlie Polinger, Urban myths and weird rumours, Kenny Rasmussen, Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Joel Edgerton, Bullying in summer swim camp, Lord of the Flies
Train Dreams is a Luminous, Humanist Story of a Life Led a Century Ago
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekPeriod piece life story, Train Dreams, Based on the novel of the same name, Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, William H. Macy, Director Clint Bentley, Jockey, Sing Sing, Clifton Collins Jr., Kerry Condon
The Boys in the Boat: First We Take Poughkeepsie, Then We Take Berlin
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekUnderdog sports movies, Movies directed by George Clooney, The Boys in the Boat, Period pieces, 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, Joe Rantz, Callum Turner, University of Washington rowing team, Joel Edgerton, Author Daniel James Brown
Master Gardener: Paul Schrader's Race Drama-Slash-Love Story Fails to Blossom
Thirteen Lives: Bangkok, We Have a Problem
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Return of the Original Jedi Gives Fans What They Want
The Green Knight: Dev Patel Delivers a Thinking-Person's Version of a Conflicted Medieval Hero
By Karen Gordon
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The King: Cinematic mashup of Shakespeare's 'Henrys' makes for thoughtful - albeit long - drama about why we make war
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekThe King, David Michôd, Joel Edgerton, Shakespeare's Henriad, Shakespearean movies, Timothée Chalamet, Ben Mendelsohn, Sir John Falstaff, Dean-Charles Chapman, William Gascoigne, The Battle of Agincourt, Sean Harris, Lily Rose Depp, Robert Pattinson
Boy Erased: Lucas Hedges shines, Joel Edgerton's direction pulls punches in true story of abusive Christian gay conversion
By Karen Gordon
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Gringo: Star-Studded Caper Dramedy Is A Mess… But a Fun One