Tag Archives: Sam Shepard

Cut to the Chase: Midnight Special (2016)

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Ross Birks

While watching Midnight Special, I suspected that Jeff Nichols wrote an action-packed sci-fi/road movie then decided to completely jettison the first two acts and expand the last third to feature length. He deliberately eschews character set-up and plot context in favour … Continue reading →

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Fool for Love (1985)

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Ross Birks

I recently read Sam Shepard’s play Fool for Love so figured it’s as good as time as any to finally check this one off the old Robert Altman watchlist. Fool for Love is just one of many stage-to-screen adaptations Altman made in the … Continue reading →

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