Tag: johnmagaro
THE MISTRESS Review: Middling Psychological Thriller Goes Where Too Many Have Gone Before
A major, possibly key plot element in writer-director Greg Pritikin’s middling psychological/supernatural thriller, The Mistress, turns on whether a newly married, LA-based, 30-something couple, Parker (John Magaro) and Madeline (Chasten Harmon), can get a refund on their down payment and/or...
PAST LIVES Review: The Loves Not Taken
How many times are we told that, when we meet 'the one', we'll know. Setting aside the pedastal onto which romantic love is placed, it's still something fundamental to so much of our cultural understanding - that each of us...
Woodstock 2021 Review: 18 ½, a Guy, a Girl and the Watergate Scandal
Dan Mirvish’s latest indie venture, 18 ½ is a rare find in the current landscape of filmmaking, an original story that draws you in from the opening frame. Set amidst the Watergate Scandal during Richard Nixon’s presidency, it is NOT...
Review: LANSKY, Harvey Keitel Can't Elevate By-The-Numbers Material
With a career spanning six decades and more than 150 credits, Harvey Keitel has made an indelible mark on American cinema and pop culture. Despite material of wildly varying quality, some of it forgettable, Keitel has rarely given a sub-par...
Review: FIRST COW, Isolation Can Bring Both Suffering and Joy
Kelly Reichardt's latest film is a beautiful tale of friendship in 1820s Oregon, with John Magaro, Orion Lee, and Rene Auberjonois.
FIRST COW Heads Home Now, May Return to Cinemas Later
Debuting at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2019, followed by a screening at the prestigious New York Film Festival, Kelly Reichardt's First Cow received glowing reviews. Distributor A24 Films made plans to release the period Western in the U.S....
Toronto After Dark 2018: OVERLORD, YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER and The Return of I AM A HERO
Toronto After Dark have announced the final films on this year's roster. Leading the pack is the Canadian Premiere of Julius Avery's WWII horror flick Overlord. There is also an impressive amount of Canadian films in this back half....
