To stream audio of my interview with Jessie Buckley and Michael Pearce, click here. Director Michael Pearce brings us Beast, a pseudo ‘whodunit’, focusing mainly on the dark leading lady known as Moll (Jessie Buckley). This chilling and often uncomfortable tale is set on the British Channel Island of Jersey, a stunning backdrop that is metaphorically… [Read More]
Beauty and the Beast: A Mixed Transformation
Lots of people will flock to see a good film that doesn’t quite reach the bar set by its predecessor.
Beauty in the Beast – An Interview with Tom and Sam McKeith
In Beast, writer/directors Tom and Sam McKeith tell the story of Jaime Gray (newcomer Chad McKinney), a young boxer in the Philippines. After his father (Garrett Dillahunt) convinces him to cheat in the ring in order to win cash from a local bookie, Jaime ‘accidentally’ kills his opponent. Riddled with guilt, he desperately attempts to… [Read More]
Facing the BEAST: An Interview with stars Chad McKinney and Garret Dillahunt
[The team for Beast (L to R): Chad McKinney, Tom McKeith, Sam McKeith Garrett Dillahunt] Starring newcomer Chad McKinney and veteran actor Garret Dillahunt (Winter’s Bone, Raising Hope), Beast tells the story of Jaime Gray (McKinney), a young boxer in the Philippines who is managed by his father, Rick (Dillahunt). After getting involved with a… [Read More]
TIFF Hits: BEAST
What do you do when you’re hunted by the truth? In Beast, Jaime Gray (newcomer Chad McKinney) is a boxer in the Philippines. After he and his father (Garret Dillahunt) make a costly error in judgment in order to win big with a bookie, Jaime is torn between running in fear and doing what is… [Read More]
