Steven Spielberg’s 1982 hit E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial about a stranded alien and his loving relationship with a fatherless boy named Elliot (Henry Thomas) struck a chord with audiences everywhere, and it furthered Spielberg’s reputation as a director of equally strong commercial sensibilities and classical leanings. Thomas gives a strong, emotional performance as E.T.’s young friend, […]
Archives for August 2020
The Machinist
As a bleak and chilling mood piece, The Machinist gets under your skin and stays there. Christian Bale threw himself into the title role with such devotion that he shed an alarming 63 pounds to play Trevor Reznik, a factory worker who supposedly hasn’t slept in a year. He’s haunted by a mysterious occurrence that […]
Murdoch Mysteries: The Series
Inspired by a series of television movies based on the mystery novels of Maureen Jennings, the enjoyable Murdoch Mysteries: Series One follows the investigations of Toronto police detective William Murdoch at the close of the 19th century. A man of scientific progress as well as devout Catholicism, Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) approaches mysteries with such new, […]