Swallow

Swallow

A young pregnant woman begins the habit of ingesting random objects in Swallow. Hunter (Haley Bennett) is a young woman who has a seemingly happy life with her husband Richie (Austin Stowell), who comes from a wealthy and successful family. Soon after moving into a new house, Hunter discovers that she is pregnant. It isn’t…

Allure

Allure

An emotionally unstable woman develops an unlikely connection in Allure. Laura Drake (Evan Rachel Wood) is a woman who struggles to find a connection in her life. Working as a house cleaner for her father William (Denis O’Hare), Laura begins working at the house of Nancy (Maxim Roy) and becomes infatuated with Nancy’s 16 year old…

Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club

My pre-Oscar catch-up begins with this biographical drama starring Matthew McConaughey and directed by Quebecois filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée (Café de Flore). The film, which takes place in the mid-1980s, tells the story of Ron Woodroof (McConaughey), an electrician and rodeo cowboy, who finds out that that he is HIV positive.  While at first Woodroof is…

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

One thing I can definitely say about this film is that it was nice to see Mel Gibson in front of the camera again. It it wasn’t for the novelty of his involvement, I would have considered this film to be a very average thriller.  However, everything that happens in this film is pure joy…

Milk

Milk

Gus Van Sant returns somewhat to the mainstream (for the first time since 2000’s Finding Forrester with this biopic about the assassinated politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man elected into public office and fought hard for gay rights in the United States. The film is presented using both documentary and filmed…