Gold (2016)
STEPHEN GAGHAN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA, 2016. Black Bear Pictures, Boies / Schiller Film Group, Hwy61, Living Films. Screenplay by Patrick Massett, John Zinman. Cinematography by Robert Elswit. Produced by Patrick Massett, Matthew … Continue reading
A Bigger Splash (2015)
LUCA GUADAGNINO Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. Italy/France, 2015. Frenesy Film Company, Cota Film, StudioCanal, Ministero per I Beni e le Attivita Culturali, Regione Siciliana, Sicilia Film Commission, Sensi Contemporanei Cinema … Continue reading
The Imitation Game (2014)
MORTEN TYLDUM Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBBB. United Kingdom/USA, 2014. Black Bear Pictures, Bristol Automotive. Screenplay by Graham Moore, based on the book by Andrew Hodges. Cinematography by Oscar Faura. Produced by Nora Grossman, Ido … Continue reading
The Young Poisoner’s Handbook
BB (out of 5) True story of a young man obsessed with poisoning the innocent people who share his everyday life. The film starts off brilliant and quick-witted, detailing every … Continue reading
The Invisible Woman
BBBB (out of 5) Ralph Fiennes stars and directs in this superb adaptation of the novel by Claire Tomalin, about the relationship between Charles Dickens and Nell Ternan that may have … Continue reading
Sylvia
BB.5 (out of 5) A sad waste of a great opportunity: Gwyneth Paltrow‘s beautiful work as Sylvia Plath, the poet who inspired a half-century of writers to express themselves in … Continue reading
Sliding Doors
BBBB.5 (out of 5) Gwyneth Paltrow is excellent in this first-rate romantic comedy that turns hypothesis into master storytelling. She plays a London businesswoman who gets fired from her boys-club-only job … Continue reading
