Tag Archives: Michelle Williams

Quick Cuts: Winter Holiday Films

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Mark DuPré

To get personal for a minute, the reason I haven’t been writing here is because my life has been turned gloriously upside down, plus it’s been the holidays, plus we’ve had lots of company, plus I’ve been prepping for teaching … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films, Older Films | Tagged 1917, Adam Driver, Adam Sandlers, All Quiet on the Western Front, Anthony Hopkins, Bette Davis, Bombshell, Charlize Theron, Christian Bale, Daniel Craig, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth Taylor, Errol Flynn, Ford v Ferrari, Golden Globes, Gretchen Carlsen, Hustlers, Idina Menzel, Janet Leigh, Jennifer Lopez, Jonathan Pryce, June Allyson, Knives Out, Laura Dern, Lewis Milestone, Little Women (1949), Lon Chaney Jr., Margaret O'Brien, Margot Robbie, Marriage Story, Matt Damon, Megyn Kelly, Michelle Williams, Nicole Kidman, Noah Baumbach, Of Mice and Men, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, Scarlett Johansson, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Front Page, The Irishman, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The Two Popes, Uncut Gems | Leave a comment

2017: Thoughts on Oscar

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Mark DuPré

This year’s nominations are anything but shocking, though you’d think there was drama galore according to some reports. But that’s just an attempt to wring some strum und drang from what is a pretty normal year. Yes, it’s a big … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged 13th, Amy Adams, Arrival, Casey Affeck, Colin Firth, Denzel Washington, Eddie Redmayne, Fences, Florence Foster Jenkins, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, Hugh Grant, I am Not Your Negro, Kubo and the Two Strings, La La Land, Lion, Lobster, Loving, Manchester by the Sea, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, Moana, O.J.: Made in America, Ruth Negga, Screen Actors Guild, strum und drang, Sully, The Color Purple, The King's Speech, The Theory of Everything, The Turning Point, Tom Hanks, Viola Davis, Zootopia | Leave a comment

Manchester by the Sea

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Mark DuPré

Manchester by the Sea is a deeply moving, occasionally wrenching, and extraordinary film. It’s a unique mixture of realism and formalism, in combinations one doesn’t usually find. It also features some of the best acting of the year, including a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged A Beautiful Mind, Blue Valentine, Boston, Casey Affleck, Christian, Kenneth Lonergan, Lee Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea, Margaret, Michelle Williams, Moonrise Kingdom, My Week with Marilyn, Russell Crowe, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Grand Budapest Hotel, You Can Count on Me | Leave a comment

Oz: The Great and Powerful

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Mark DuPré

With the unsurprising and evocative title this film has, Oz: The Great and Powerful fairly begs for an easily dismissive and disparaging riff on its title as a first line of a review. So OK—this film is neither great nor … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Evanora, Glinda, James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Rachel Weisz, The Wizard of Oz | Leave a comment

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