David Ayer – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

HEART OF THE BEAST – Review by Susan Granger

September 29, 2026October 3, 2026 Susan Granger brad pitt, Cameron Alexander, David Ayer, heart of the beast, J.K. Simmons

Symptoms of PTSD – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – permeate Heart of the Beast, a treacherous survival story about a military veteran and his combat dog in Alaska’s wilderness. Yet it’s also a love story about the devotion between a man and his loyal canine companion, joining classics like Rin Tin Tin, Old Yeller and Lassie.

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HEART OF THE BEAST – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

September 29, 2026October 3, 2026 Valerie Kalfrin Cameron Alexander, David Ayer, heart of the beast, J.K. Simmons, Mauro Fiore

Brad Pitt goes through the wringer in the survival drama Heart of the Beast, but his canine co-star runs off

Movie of the Week Reviews

AWFJ Movie of the Week, August 1st to 5th: SUICIDE SQUAD

July 31, 2016June 8, 2020 Dorothy Woodend 0 Comments Action, cara delevinge, Comic Book, David Ayer, Jared Leto, Joel Kinnaman, Margot Robbie, Neil Minow, Pam Grady, Sandra Kraisirideja, Suicide Squad, viola davis, will smith

Opening Aug. 5, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Suicide Squad, The latest comic book adaptation to hit summer screens is David Ayer’s hyperbolic super villain extravaganza Suicide Squad. You would have to be in a coma to miss the veritable onslaught of marketing. Read on…