Never Let Me Go

Mark Romanek’s adaptation of the well respected book Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro is, at one time, both achingly beautiful and as muted as the colors it’s filmed in.  The coming-of-age story surrounding three British teens takes place in a dystopian society where the farming of organs is an accepted practice.  Children spend their whole lives growing carefully into healthy young adults where they are expected to make ‘donations’... Read More

The Social Network

Were it not for Eduardo Saverin’s reportedly reluctant confiding in Ben Mezrich, the story of Facebook may never have been told. Mezrich eventually wrote the book ‘The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal,’ which was optioned into the movie now known as The Social Network, directed by David Fincher. Facebook’s CEO and co-founder has done his damnedest to stop the production... Read More

Red Riding: 1974

The Red Riding Trilogy is a trio of films based on the novels of David Peace (The Damned United).  The novels and films are a mix of fact and fiction centered around the disappearances of several young girls and the crimes of the actual Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, who killed 13 women from 1975-80 while eluding police. (Sutcliffe could, astonishingly, be released from prison two years from now.) The films reverberate significantly with one... Read More

Boy A

Boy A is a compelling drama that raises questions that are never easily answered.  This film is directed John Crowley, and it’s his sophomore effort after directing Intermission in 2003. The story follows boy A, named Jack Burridge (an impressive, break-out performance by Andrew Garfield) who’s just become of age, and is released from the juvenile detention center he’s been living in for years.  It’s not immediately clear... Read More