Michael says: “Apparently based on an uber-popular YA novel, the film is clumsy, beautiful, trite, and beautiful all at the same time. While it follows a formula that screams teen fiction there are some moments that work so perfectly, that
Thom says: “Director Showalter (who seems to be a Hollywood jack-of-all-trades as he has numerous credits as Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Self, & Thanks) started out with a decided disaster with the insipid THE BAXTER (2005, 1 CAT) but
Thom says: “This is a very good achievement by director Joel Edgerton, the Australian actor, in this his second feature after THE GIFT (2015) which was just OK. I loved how he used his compatriots Kidman & Crowe in this largely
Michael says: “Rodrigo García is so clearly a writer/director who knows how to create dramatic stories about women, and we can always use more filmmakers like that. He also lets some beautiful performances by women and men shine through beautifully