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The Birth of a Nation - This Sundance winner originally came out with a lot of great buzz, but recently controversy has surrounded the filmmaker. Nate Parker's past has returned to haunt him just before his film hits it's wide release. At some point, the viewer must decide whether to separate the artist from his artwork, or whether there is too much controversy surrounding the creator. Personally, I really want to see this film because of it's high regard at Sundance.
Image credit: By PunkToad from oakland, us (Nate Parker) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons |
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The Girl on the Train - I wrote a review of this film yesterday, making my opinion quite clear to readers. I have not read the book, but I am sure that it is better than the film. Emily Blunt does a fine job in her role, but that doesn't really matter considering the role has no emotional weight. The writing struggles to bring the novel to the big screen for audience's enjoyment. The result is a dumbed down mystery that ends up being nonsensical.
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The Greasy Strangler - Unfortunately I missed this film at SIFF last year because of graduation activities. I have heard some crazy things about how disturbing the film is, so ideally I will get a chance to watch it myself soon. The Greasy Strangler appears to be the perfect fit for a midnight screening, so keep in mind that if you watch this film it might be hard to fall asleep afterwards.
Image credit: By Jimhosking - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49380750 |
