Pros: Strong cast, visuals, thought-provoking tale Cons: Feels like a filmed play
All of us have made snap judgments about people. We don’t like the way someone looks, or someone doesn’t behave in a manner we deem appropriate. Usually, we’re proven wrong, or we simply go on with our lives. Other times, people obsess about the...
Pros: Macy, Dern, the allegorical story originally written by Arthur Miller, direction Cons: May make you acutely uncomfortable
Every once in a great while a great film is made, and it seems to come from nowhere, and it is directed by a man unknown to most audiences, so it is seldom seen. Neal Slavin’s FOCUS, with William H Macy and Laura Dern is such a movie. For a...
Pros: Socially edifying message; finely shaded performances. Cons: A symbolic plot device that is hard to believe if taken too literally.
I've only recently viewed this film on Direct TV, Pay Per View. I might never have been aware of it otherwise ... which is a shame. It is an "art piece" and a deeply moving expression of social commentary.
Pros: All the actors, the incredible story Cons: ...
This was a somewhat disturbing movie to watch. Not because of blood and gore or anything like that but, rather, because it brought forth the lowest of human traits, bigotry. It is centered around the ending of WWII, in a small neighborhood in ...
Pros: Great cast, tight editing, and unconventional approach. Cons: It may make some viewers feel uncomfortable, although that's probably a good thing.
First they came for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up,
because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up,
because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak...
Pros: Good cast, good production values, ... Cons: ... story is a bit extreme, and too long.
FOCUS is well done movie that will make you uncomfortable. Around 1944, back on the home front, in the NYC area, Lawrence Newman (Bill Macy) is the personnel director for a big office. Apparently the hiring practices are very strict - No Jews Need...
Based on the 1947 Arthur Miller novel of the same name, this story follows a Brooklyn man and his wife who are the victims of mistaken identity at the...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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