Crimson Peak

Crimson Peak

A young woman who sees ghosts becomes enamoured with a mysterious aristocrat in Crimson Peak. Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) is an aspiring author, who has seen ghosts since she was a child, particularly the spirit of her dead mother, who warns Edith to “Beware of Crimson Peak.” Edith meets Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) and his…

Shrew’s Nest

This review was originally published as part of my coverage of TIFF 2014 An extremely complicated sisterly relationship is at the centre of this Spanish thriller, produced by Alex De La Iglesia.  Montse (Macarena Gómez) is an agoraphobic and devoutly religious woman, who has acted as a surrogate parent for her younger sister (Nadia de…

Anonymous

Anonymous

For most of his career Roland Emmerich became well known for his knack of blowing up the world real good.  He is also one of the most critically loathed directors, with all but two of films receiving a Rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes.  I personally didn’t mind his disaster films and even used his films The Day After…