In KNIVES OUT, Rian Johnson draws the viewer into a world of diabolical murder and twisted intrigue. When aging mystery novelist Harland Thrombey kills himself after his 85th birthday, the police initially rule his death a suicide. However, after private investigator Benoit Blanc is brought in to question the cantankerous clan, he suspects that Thrombey’s… [Read More]
The Confirmation: Lessons From the Father
Clive Owen plays a raggedy, older version of himself as Walt, an out-of-work, alcoholic carpenter who must fake his way to fatherhood of his eight-year-old son, Anthony (Jaeden Lieberher), for twenty-four hours. When Walt’s ex-wife (Maria Bello) and new husband (Matthew Modine) head out on retreat, Walt gets a chance to teach his values … in contrast… [Read More]
