Heartless

I’ve never been a huge fan of Jim Sturgess (I’ve always felt that he’s a little overrated), and I’m not familiar with director Philip Ridley’s work. But Clémence Poésy and Eddie Marsan could get me to see anything. With those two lending their star power, and some really great buzz, Heartless seemed too interesting to resist. Sturgess plays a quite introvert with an enormous birthmark over half his face, neck and... 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