Tag Archives: Jennifer Jason Leigh

Road to Perdition (2002)

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Ross Birks

Conrad Hall’s cinematography…jaw-dropping. The precision in the images and visual story is intoxicating. This is celluloid as ash, the grain glazing everything over in a frosty, funeral-like haze. It’s moody and painterly. A gangster B-pic as seen by Edward Hopper. … Continue reading →

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The Spectacular Now (2013)

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Ross Birks

I like the way The Spectacular Now holds itself. It’s a coming-of-age movie that confidently tries to be more adult and sophisticated than the genre usually allows for. The two leads, Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley, glow with youthful charm and their … Continue reading →

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Slowing It Way Down: Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight (2015)

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Ross Birks

I haven’t watched or thought about a film in the past five months as much as I have The Hateful Eight. I’ve seen it four times now and considering it’s length, it’s weight and it’s ambition, that’s a pretty substantial amount … Continue reading →

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Margot at the Wedding (2008)

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Ross Birks

I’d never call myself a Noah Baumbach fan but his films always impress me. Margot at the Wedding seems to have faded into the shadows of Greenberg, Frances Ha and his other recent works but it’s easily one of his … Continue reading →

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