Thomasin McKenzie
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee takes a promising premise—an 18th‑century spiritual revolt told as a musical—and beautifully depicts the period with care but frustratingly turns the Shakers’ ceremony and prayers into a repetitive, tiring, and sad film. The film traces Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried, Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again, First Reformed), founder of the…
Last Night in Soho
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Last Night in Soho is a psychological thriller written and directed by the Londoner Edgar Wright. This film is the ninth feature film that Edgar Wright has written and/or directed. He is best known to me for Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and Shaun of the Dead. Last Night…
The Power of the Dog
THE POWER OF THE DOG Thought to be one of the best movies of the year, The Power of the Dog is a psychological drama set in 1925 Montana. Think of the TV series Yellowstone in the 1920s with less soap opera, less action, but more male machismo intimidation of all things good, and a…
Lost Girls
LOST GIRLS Lost Girls is a Netflix crime/drama about the oldest daughter of three girls going missing. The working-poor, high-strung mother, Mari Gilbert (Amy Ryan), tries to get the attention of the police. However, the police are apathetic, inept, and sexist throughout the entire ordeal. Lost Girls is based upon actual events that began unfolding…
Leave No Trace
LEAVE NO TRACE A perfect Father, Will (Ben Foster, Hell or High Water, Hostiles), suffering from PTSD, supplies everything necessary for his daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKensie), except a home. They live happily homeless in a Portland, Oregon park (Eagle Fern Park) until raided. Daughter and Father are “captured” by Social Workers and are generously…
- 2018
- Drama