Farrell is outstanding, Nicole Kidman, Kristen Dunst and Elle Fanning quietly terrifying. In doing so, they let a sexually charged energy into their midst. When a Union soldier portrayed by Colin Farrell is found wounded outside a girls finishing school, they take him in and heal him. Sofia Coppola’s remake of the 1971 film was an unsettling gothic horror film, the monsters being the humans within the film. Cannot say I loved it, but certainly admired the artistry with which it was created. One hopes, given the people involved it would be a classic, but not quite despite some great things within. Paul Thomas Anderson directed and wrote the film, his most muted work, with Day-Lewis again showing why he is arguably the greatest living actor. Into his life comes Alma, who inherently understands his dark side, perhaps because she shares the same one. Gyllenhaal is superb, never better and Tatania Maslany, on the rise, brilliant.ĭaniel Day-Lewis gives what he claims will be his last film performance as a well know dress designer in the fifties, a strange man with an obvious dark side. Only he and his girlfriend really understood he did not want to be a hero, he just wanted his life back. Rather than explore his heroic recovery, the film explores the emotional devastation he endured, and endured and endured. Jake Gyllenhaal is terrific as Boston Marathon explosion survivor Jeff Bauman, who lost both his legs while waiting at the finish line for his estranged girlfriend. The Academy, which in recent years has struggled to find a worthy five nominees for Best Actress, this year must whittle fifteen down to five and in doing so, they will snub greatness. The cinema of the year was often a reflection of the times, most specifically in films like The Post, Detroit, and any of the number of films exploring women in diverse places in society. It was a revolution a long time coming, one that should have happened years ago, but is happening now, from the highest office in the land, through the Halls of Congress, to Hollywood, sweeping change is coming. This outcry brought ends to the careers of mogul Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Louis C. In addition young men who had been treated the same spoke out as well. Women ruled this year, the Me Too outcry calling out men who had abused their power to assault, rape or take sexual liberties with women. He has attacked and tried to suppress the truth in press! Lied, been openly racist, insulted and damaged relationships with world leaders, obstructed justice, and made a mockery of the highest office in the land. Socially, it was an explosive year, beginning with Trump in the Oval Office.
In my top twenty are four films directed by women, an extraordinary accomplishment for these gifted ladies.
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