Movie Review – Frost/Nixon

“I am not a crook!” Well, this film, based on the stage play, pleads otherwise. Frank Langella and Michael Sheen cut heads in the dramatised reworking of the events surrounding the famous interview in which Nixon admits his wrongdoing. I had just seen the original Watergate interview a few days before, and this may have [...]

Written on March 7, 2009 | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Movie Review – Gran Torino

Clint Eastwood is a grumpy old man. Or at least, he is as Walt in Gran Torino. Starting with the funeral of his wife, we’re quickly and explicitly put in the picture – he doesn’t get on with his family, he has no religion, and he’s a Korean war veteran. Then there’s Thao, a teenager [...]

Written on March 7, 2009 | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment