Rabbit Hole

In John Cameron Mitchell’s latest film, a short amount of time in the life of a married couple who lost a child eight months earlier is examined. It’s a quiet portrait that, for the most part, doesn’t seek to explain, or resolve anything. It directly compares and contrasts several of the film’s characters, examining the ways they’ve found to mourn.  Becca and Howie (Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart) have arrived at... Read More

Australia

Oh boy, Baz. You may have got Nicole Kidman to jump on your train, but you’ll never get me.  I must believe that somehow Hugh Jackman got shanghai-ed into this too, and it’s a shame.  This sort of manipulative emotionalism is what gives film (and most likely Oscar) a bad name. Australia is directed by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet), who co-penned the script with a slew of other people.  Based on his past few films, you’d... Read More