We all know someone who has a capacity like no other to charm us into anything, then let us down hard. For Laura Jaconi (Vera Farmiga), this someone is her father, Jack (Christopher Plummer), an endearing but unreliable man who rarely fails to disappoint. For her own sanity, Laura feels the need to set Boundaries …
All the Money in the World was barely on the pop-culture radar (a violent kidnapping movie coming out at Christmas? how cheerful!), but the news cycle of the last few months gave it an unwitting publicity. What was basically a finished film (raise your hand if you saw trailers a couple months ago) had a …
When Zev Guttman (Christopher Plummer) stumbles from his bed in an assisted living facility, calling for his dead wife, Ruth, there is little to suggest that this fragile old man would be capable of caring for himself. Clearly suffering from dementia, Zev requires frequent redirection and often needs the basics of his situation explained. When …
I loved watching Inside Daisy Clover with my mom when I was little, but the only part that really stuck with me was Daisy (Natalie Wood) sticking her head in the oven. In fact, it came as a slight shock that an entire story precedes the head-in-the-oven bit. Little did I know that an even …
There aren’t a lot of sweet movies these days, and by “sweet” I don’t mean sentimental or family friendly. I mean nice movies about regular folks. Elsa and Fred is a pleasant exception to this phenomenon as well as a delightful vessel for two of the most talented actors of our time: Christopher Plummer and …
Sometimes I feel compelled to review movies not because I think anyone is going to run out and see them, but to prove to myself that they exist. I figure one day some poor soul will stumble upon them like I did and wonder to themselves, “Am I really seeing this or am I insane?” …