Cold Comfort Farm
This satire of the traditional English period drama is a mixed bag. Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale) is the rich young woman forced to live with her hard working relatives, the Starkadders. However,...
View ArticleShooting Fish
Stefan Schwartz directs this con-game comedy from his own script… a script has a few good idea, but which is overwhelmed by problems. Dylan (Dan Futterman) and Jez (Stuart Townsend) are a pair of hard...
View ArticleThe Last Days of Disco
It was inevitable that films would take a look back at the disco era. Whit Stillman’s comedy-drama The Last Days of Disco is in the first nostalgic volley, with more to come later. However, filled with...
View ArticleBrokedown Palace
Jonathan Kaplan directs this contemporary drama about two women (Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale) who are caught up in a series of nightmarish events while travelling in Southeast Asia. Bill Pullman...
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