Veronica Mars (2014)
Les Adieux a la reine (Farewell, My Queen) (2017)
Dans la maison (In The House) (2012)
Not Okay (2022)
Can You Ever Forgive Me (2018)
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (2022) ///
Avatar The Way Of Water (2022) Extravagantly conceived visuals ravish the eyes and thrill ride action sequences pack sufficient punch even when narrative strands offer meagre surprises and characters remain emotional ciphers. As repeat human invasion of Pandora forces family to seek refuge, world building detail maintains investment.
Veronica Mars (2014) Serviceable extension of smart series brings cynically moral Kristen Bell back home to Neptune when bad boy ex Jason Dohring is accused of murder. Though lacking fresh creative zip, noir impulses and underlying corruptive tension are allied to engaging lead and strong character support.
Les Adieux a la reine (Farewell, My Queen) (2017) Maintaining a palpable tension amid Palace of Versailles finery, French revolution threatens impending violence as politics, power and desire swirl for intense royal reader Léa Seydoux and Diane Kruger’s demanding Marie-Antoinette, Controlled visuals infused with gripping detail.
Dans la maison (In The House) (2012) Playfully dark comedy of creative and social impulses sees jaundiced teacher Fabrice Luchini receive imaginative jolt from derisive student Ernst Umhauer's snide observations on infiltrating friend's family life. Pitched with disquieting relish, manipulation and revelation in search of resonant ending.
Not Okay (2022) Enjoyably uncomfortable portrait of damaged, social media chasing Zoey Deutch whose fame after faking survival of Paris bomb blast blazes bright prior to inevitable revelation. Bracing lead and effective support from gun survivor Mia Isaac though potent themes are diminished in final stretch and subdue snarling comic edge.
Can You Ever Forgive Me (2018) Stinging true-life portrayal of bitter Melissa McCarthy's failed writing career rejuvenated by convincingly forging famous authors' 'lost' letters. Urged on by equally self-absorbed Richard E Grant, persuasive leads find cutting humor as well as empathetic edge amid themes of desperate friendship and loneliness.
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (2022) Breezy two-hander sees retired teacher Emma Thompson hire sex worker Daryl McCormack in order to fulfill repressed check list. Though unfolding character revelations and growth feel overly structured, generous approach and open humour provide engaging company.
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