Daily Archives: October 7, 2021

“Fever Dream” is a vaguely unsettling horror parable about the ties of motherhood, tragedy and the environmental legacy we’re leaving our children. Peruvian-born writer-director Claudia Llosa, adapting Samantha Schweblin’s novel, masters the messaging and mournful tone. But the movie never … Continue reading →

This Dec. 31 musical adaptation from Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Darkest Hour”) stars Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Ben Mendelsohn. The music? Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National did it, and there’s little here (other than Bennett’s solo) … Continue reading →

True stories of kidnappings of Westerners in the Middle East are rarely resolved with heroics. There’s little defiance by the helpless, tortured captives, rare opportunities for pithy one-liners, even if you could come up with one under such duress. The … Continue reading →

If Hollywood isn’t offering you the roles you want, the advice to screen actors always goes, “Write something for yourself.” So it was with Annika Marks, a familiar face (“The World Without You,” TV’s “Goliath,” “Waco” and “The Last Tycoon”) … Continue reading →