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The Whole Truth – Amid a Mountain of Lies

The Whole Truth – Amid a Mountain of Lies

Jan 17, 2017

The opening voice over of The Whole Truth sets the tone of the film. While it sounds very much like an old school detective from film noir, it is actually spoken by Richard Ramsey (Keanu Reeves), a defense attorney who is defending Mike Lassiter (Gabriel Basso) on...

La La Land – Hollywood Plays Itself

La La Land – Hollywood Plays Itself

Jan 1, 2017

Hollywood has played itself in films frequently. It is the land of glamor and dreams. But it can be very hard on those who dream of making it. It is filled with nostalgia and with visions of new art. How do you tell that story yet again in a way that is both...

Fences – If I Do Not Have Love

Fences – If I Do Not Have Love

Jan 1, 2017

?Some people build fences to keep people out; other people build fences to keep people in.? Fences is a film version of an August Wilson stage play which won both a Pulitzer and a Tony. (The screenplay was adapted by Wilson before his death.) Set in an...

Best Films of 2016 – Darrel’s Dozen

Best Films of 2016 – Darrel’s Dozen

Dec 27, 2016

As I go over the films of this last year, these are the ones that rise above the others for me. I usually pick twelve films because I like the alliteration of Darrel?s Dozen. This year I?m only naming eleven because I haven?t seen Martin Scorsese?s Silence yet. Given...

Neruda – Poet on the Run

Neruda – Poet on the Run

Dec 16, 2016

Pablo Larra?n has started to become known to American filmgoers with stories about Chile?s history and social issues such as No and The Club. (He is soon to become much better known here for directing Jackie.) His latest Chilean focused film is Neruda about the famous...

Collateral Beauty – Arguing with the Cosmos

Collateral Beauty – Arguing with the Cosmos

Dec 16, 2016

?When something starts with a six year old dying, nothing?s going to feel right.? Unresolved grief fills and drives Collateral Beauty. The film opens with a joyful Howard (Will Smith) presiding over his ad agency?s Christmas party, reminding his employees that they...