The Summer’s Big Horror Flick ‘Hereditary’ Is Weird. And Not Scary.
Begged by the distributor not to reveal the banal surprises that await you, I will only say that Toni Collette has never appeared more deranged.
Gabriel Byrne
Contrived ‘Carrie Pilby’ Wastes the Charm of Bel Powley
In the title role of the sometimes clever but mostly contrived 'Carrie Pilby,' Bel Powley taxes the boundaries of her charm and talents.
Jessica Lange’s Journey Into O’Neill
Jessica Lange was discovered in 1976 in the oversized mitt of King Kong, pretty damn distressed but pretty, and—surprise! surprise!—has spent the next 40 years harvesting film-acting hardware. The loot to date includes two Oscars, three Emmys, five Golden Globes and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Her stage prizes are skimpier—she holds out for masterpieces and has only done three on Broadway—but currently she’s sweeping through this season’s contests like Amanda Wingfield at the cotillion.
