Directed by: Bill Pohlad Writers: Oren Moverman, Michael A. Lerner Cast: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti “God only knows what I'd be without you” is a very familiar lyric. It’s from a song on The Beach Boys 1966 “Pet Sounds” Album. It’s a seminal tune from the unfettered genius of the group’s leader and songwriter Brian Wilson, arguably one of the … [Read more...] about Love & Mercy
Drama
Tangerines
"Death is their mother" Directed/Written by: Zaza Urushadze Cast: Lembit Ulfsak, Elmo Nüganen, Giorgi Nakashidze, Misha Meskhi Swift shot: An obscure, foreign film about a nation most Americans couldn't point out on a map if I literally put a gun to their head. Set in Abkhazia during the 1992 post-Soviet power struggles in that region, Tangerines is a film about … [Read more...] about Tangerines
The Age of Adaline
Directed by: Lee Toland Krieger Cast: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Kathy Baker, Ellen Burstyn Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) was born in the early 1900s. By all accounts, in 2015 she would be a very very elderly lady, or passed away. But Adaline has remained 29 years old for nearly eight decades. Her life started out normal, she grew up, married, and gave … [Read more...] about The Age of Adaline
King John
"Commodity, the bias of the world." - Philip, The Bastard Directed for the Stage By: Tim Carroll Produced and Directed for Film By: Barry Avrich Cast: Tom McCamus, Seana McKenna, Graham Abbey, Patricia Collins Swift shot: In all my travels as a performing artist, King John has never crossed my path. I have seen many adaptations of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. And, … [Read more...] about King John
A Girl Like Her
“My Name is Avery Keller, and I am a bully.” Written and Directed by: Amy S. Weber The H-Bomb: After high school student Jessica Burns (Lexi Ainsworth) winds up in a coma following a suicide attempt, a documentary crew tries to get to the bottom of why this girl, with her whole life in front of her, would try to kill herself. While questioning a number of the students … [Read more...] about A Girl Like Her
