Category Archives: Drama

Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe) 2000 **** 5/29/2017

Posted on May 29, 2017 by indexcardreview

I didn’t go into this knowing it was a Rock & Roll movie.  Knowing it is now, I’m tempted to phrase my assessment like this: it’s more than a Rock & Roll movie.  But that diminishes Rock & Roll.  Nowhere … Continue reading →

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Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick) 1975 **** 5/13/2017

Posted on May 28, 2017 by indexcardreview

Stanley Kubrick and John Alcott have photographed some of the finest places and things in Christendom.  The performance of Redmond Barry by Ryan O’Neal progresses coherently to Barry Lyndon, and with an effective affect partially granted by the actor’s striking … Continue reading →

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Sleuth ( Joseph L. Mankiewicz) 1972 **** 5/11/2017

Posted on May 28, 2017 by indexcardreview

This movie can capably be compared to a braid; it is full of twists, one after another on top of themselves.  This misdirection is established right from the start, as Milo Tindal (Michael Caine) wanders through a hedge maze to … Continue reading →

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Chef (Jon Favreau) 2014 **** 12/24/2016

Posted on May 28, 2017 by indexcardreview

This father-son story is about Jon Favreau’s character Carl, who, after losing his Head Chef and high-end job prospects by unloading on a food critic to the pleasure of the internet, decamps to a food truck with his son (Emjay … Continue reading →

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