The Company Men

The Company Men touches on the very sensitive subjects of layoffs, unemployment, and unethical corporate conduct. When broaching these subjects in film, especially for those films that champion the working man that embodies the American spirit, filmmakers walk a thin line between triteness and self-proclaimed gravitas. Fortunately, John Wells, who wrote and directed The Company Men avoided these many pitfalls and stereotypes and etched out a fitting... Read More

Rachel Getting Married

The Academy Award winning director of Philadelphia and The Manchurian Candidate, Jonathan Demme brings us Rachel Getting Married.  It’s a quirky, low-budget movie that seems to turn most people off, but all the critics on.  Why the disparity?  I have no idea. The script is written by first time writer Jenny Lumet, who’s film experience is limited to acting in six unheard of movies in the late eighties, early nineties.  Already my expectations... Read More