Adrian Lyne – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

DEEP WATER – Review by Susan Granger

March 14, 2022March 19, 2022 Susan Granger Adrian Lyne, ana de armas, ben affleck, Deep Water, Patricia Highsmith

Director Adrian Lyne built his reputation on kinky, erotic thrillers like 9 ½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal, and Unfaithful, so it’s not surprising that he capitalized on the off-camera romance between Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas to take advantage of their sexual chemistry in this sizzler. Problem is: as a psychosexual whodunit, the perverse plot makes no sense whatever.

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JACOB’S LADDER – Review by Maitland McDonagh

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Maitland McDonagh 0 Comments Adrian Lyne, David M. Rosenthal, jacobs ladder, jessie williams, Michael Ealy, nicole beharie

A remake of the 1990 psychological horror film, this new Jacob’s Ladder (which debuted on DISH network before receiving a theatrical release) manages to seem longer than the original—despite being nearly 15 minutes shorter—and is ultimately both less eerily stylish and less compelling.

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Top Five Cinema Female Psyche Distortions and the ‘Isotta Fraschini’ Syndrome – Quendrith Johnson comments

June 3, 2015June 8, 2020 Johnson (Archived Contributor) Quendrith 0 Comments Adrian Lyne, angelina jolie, Arthur Miller, awards intelligencer, bridesmaids, Bus Stop, Elizabeth Berkely, Flashdance, Gina Gershon, Gloria Swanson, halle berry, jennifer lawrence, julia roberts, maggie gyllenhaal, marilyn monroe, Melissa McCarthy, Michelle Yeoh, Paul Feig, Pretty Woman, richard gere, spy, Sunset Boulevard, uma thurman, Ziyi Zhang

Ever since Maggie Gyllenhaal went public with the fact that she lost a role, at 37, as a love interest