Ethan Hawke – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

RAYMOND & RAY (TIFF 2022) – Review by Ulkar Alakbarova

September 13, 2022September 15, 2022 Ulkar Alakbarova Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor, Raymond & Ray, rodrigo garcia, Sophie Okonedo, TIFF 2022, toronto international film festival

Shows how little we know about our parents, especially how little Raymond and Ray know; if their father had a chance, he would probably impregnate every woman he ever dated! Even though the brothers have nothing good to say about him, it’s their father’s friends and acquaintances who are fond of him. Maybe their father was a better friend, a good lover, but never a good parent. It’s something the brothers must explore in order to find a way to cure themselves from the hatred they have buried in their heart and begin their new life with a new chapter.

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THE LAST MOVIE STARS – Review by Susan Granger

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 Susan Granger Brooks Ashmanskas, documentary series, Ethan Hawke, hbo, Joanne Woodward, laura linney, Paul Newman, The Last Movie Stars

Ethan Hawke’s searing six-part HBO Max documentary, The Last Movie Stars, delving into the tumultuous marriage of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman. The Last Movie Stars not only examines the complexity of the Newmans’ marriage but also shows how the trajectory of their individual careers influenced, affected and challenged their bond.

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THE BLACK PHONE – Review by T. J. Callahan

June 21, 2022June 25, 2022 T. J. Callahan Ethan Hawke, Joe Hall, Mason Thames, stephen king, The Black Phone

Set in 1978 Denver, an abducted teenager uses an unplugged wall phone in a sound proof basement crypt to communicate with a sadistic killer’s previous victims in hopes of saving his own life. The Black Phone is a perplexing puzzle that won’t leave you hanging…up. It won’t necessarily have you on the edge of your seat either, but that’s only because The Black Phone is more creepy than it is frightening. It’s more like watching a crime drama with jump scares.

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THE NORTHMAN – Review by T.J. Callahan

April 20, 2022April 24, 2022 T. J. Callahan Alexander Skarsgård, anya taylor joy, Bjork, Ethan Hawke, George R. R. Martin, nicole kidman, The Northman, willem dafoe

This film is barbaric, black and white and bloody. It’s vicious Viking vengeance that very well could make you vomit. The Northman is brutal on many levels with one being it’s 2 hour and 16 minute run time. There’s pillaging, conjuring, screaming, grunting and howling like wolves. The Northman is a turn of the 10th century soap opera that was expertly and artfully filmed for the big screen and will have fans of the medieval genre on the edge of their seats cheering. As for me, when the heads rolled, so did my eyes.

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THE NORTHMAN – Review by Susan Granger

April 18, 2022April 24, 2022 Susan Granger Alexander Skarsgård, anya taylor joy, Bjork, Ethan Hawke, George R. R. Martin, nicole kidman, The Northman, willem dafoe

If you like brawling, bloody brutality, head for The Northman, Robert Eggers’ intense Nordic nightmare. Eggers’ previous films – The Witch (2015) and The Lighthouse (2019) – blurred the boundary between fantasy and reality, so it’s not surprising that this Viking revenge saga follows suit. The dialogue is banal – apparently, Vikings weren’t very articulate – so Eggers and his DP Jarin Blaschke concentrate on violent, medieval mayhem.

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TESLA – Review by Brandy McDonnell

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Michael Almereyda, tesla

By the time Hawke’s Tesla sings an gravelly karaoke rendition of Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” it’s clear that Almereyda’s biopic bears a definite resemblance to a Tesla coil: It’s got some sparklingly, memorable style but the dazzling brightness fades fast.

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TESLA – Review by Martha K. Baker

August 19, 2020August 24, 2020 Martha K. Baker 0 Comments biopic, Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Almereyda, Nikola Tesla, tesla

This film biography begins with a man stroking a cat’s back, producing a spark. The petting also produces a question from the man: “Is nature a gigantic cat, and, if so, who scratches its back?” The questioner is Nikola Tesla, an inventor finally getting credit and, that, courtesy of a car bearing his name.

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THE TRUTH – Review by Brandy McDonnell

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments Catherine Deneuve, Ethan Hawke, Hirokazu Kore-eda, juliette binoche, the truth

The French-language family drama marks the first film written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda outside his native Japan. But “The Truth” has such an air of authenticity that it seems like the auteur, who won the 2018 Palme d’Or at France’s Cannes Film Festival for “Shoplifters,” has been making movies in Paris his whole life.

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TESLA – Review by Carol Cling

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Carol Cling 0 Comments biopic, Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Almereyda, Nikola Tesla, tesla

Before Tesla the electric vehicle existed, its namesake — scientific visionary Nikola Tesla — revolutionized the notion of electrical power. But Tesla the visionary might not recognize his namesake in Tesla, the movie. His story is undoubtedly compelling. But the reticent, dreamer who inspires this cinematic vehicle often seems a bit out of place in his own movie.

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THE TRUTH – Review by Sarah Ward

July 2, 2020July 4, 2020 Sarah Ward 0 Comments Catherine Deneuve, Clémentine Grenier, Ethan Hawke, Hirokazu Kore-eda, juliette binoche, the truth

The Truth is a classic addition to Hirokazu Kore-eda’s always-impressive resume. With greats such as Catherine Deneuve, Juliet Binoche and Ethan Hawke sharing frames, there’s a combination of looseness and depth to the movie’s central portrayals that’s trademark Kore-eda.

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