joel edgerton – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

THIRTEEN LIVES – Review by T. J. Callahan

August 4, 2022August 6, 2022 T. J. Callahan Colin Farrell, joel edgerton, ron howard, Thirteen Lives, truth-based, Viggo Mortensen

Director, Ron Howard and a star studded cast team up to tell the harrowing story of the soccer team that got trapped in a Thailand cave on June 23rd, 2018. A disaster seen around the world, Thirteen Lives, at 2 1⁄2 hours, gives us a day by day, hour by hour, and minute by minute account from the time the Wild Boars entered the Tham Luang cave system until the last one was pulled to safety after unexpected monsoon rains flooded the cavity and left the boys and their coach stranded for 18 days.

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THE GREEN KNIGHT – Review by Martha K Baker

August 4, 2021August 8, 2021 Martha K. Baker alicia vikander, David Lowery, dev patel, joel edgerton, The Green Knight

The hero is King Arthur’s nephew, and the tale defines the chivalric romance with themes of honor and humility. The film is dark. Very, very dark. Also turgid and confusing. The Green Knight issues a challenge to all viewers: if you can sit through this thing without longing to have your own head lopped off, you deserve to be knighted. But don’t be greedy: once a knight’s enough.

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THE GREEN KNIGHT – Review by Susan Granger

August 3, 2021August 7, 2021 Susan Granger alicia vikander, David Lowery, dev patel, joel edgerton, The Green Knight

Years ago, as an English major, I had to read a rather long, boring 14th century epic poem from the Arthurian legend called Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Now, visual storyteller David Lowery has revitalized and enhanced this chivalric romance. On the road to meet his destiny, Gawain must face a series of fearsome trials, tribulations and temptations as he gradually learns the true nature of chivalry.

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THE KING – Review by Susan Granger

November 5, 2019November 8, 2019 Susan Granger 0 Comments Ben Mendelsohn, henry v, historic drama, joel edgerton, netflix, the king, timothee chalamet

Netflix ventures into historical drama with David Michod and Joel Edgerton’s loose amalgam of Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Henry V, although the name of the Bard isn’t included in the credits.

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BOY ERASED – Review by Susan Granger

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Susan Granger 0 Comments boy erased, garrard conley, joel edgerton, lgbtq, nicole kidman

The tortuous turmoil of Garrard Conley’s ‘homosexual conversion’ therapy ordeal is chronicled in Australian filmmaker Joel Edgerton’s respectful drama.

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Joel Edgerton and Garrard Conley talk BOY ERASED – Nell Minow interviews

November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 Nell Minow 0 Comments boy erased, garrard conly, gay conversion, joel edgerton, lgbtq

Joel Edgerton wrote, directed, and stars in Boy Erased, based on Garrard Conley’s memoir/expose about his time in a brutally abusive Christian “gay conversion” program. When the film was screened at the Middleburg Film Festival, Edgerton and Conley spoke about what the theme and story mean to them.

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LOVING – Review by Nell Minow

December 10, 2016June 6, 2020 Nell Minow 0 Comments Jeff Nichols, joel edgerton, Loving, mildred loving, richard loving, Ruth Negga

Writer/director Jeff Nichols makes Richard Loving and his wife Mildred the center of the story in this quiet, intimate film, with performances of exquisite simplicity and tenderness by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga. Nichols’ focus is on the Lovings and their community.

Movie of the Week Reviews

AWFJ Movie of the Week, October 31 – November 4: LOVING

October 30, 2016June 7, 2020 Dorothy Woodend 0 Comments Jeff Nichols, joel edgerton, Loving, Michael Shannon, Ruth Negga

The landmark case of Loving v. Virginia challenged the Anti-miscegenation in the US, and arguably changed the country. But at the centre of the story were two people who were in love and wanted to be married.Opening Nov. 4, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Loving. Read on…

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, March 14 – March 20: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL

March 14, 2016March 20, 2016 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments Jeff Nichols, jennifer merin, joel edgerton, kirsten dunst, Michael Shannon, Midnight Special, Sandra Kriaisirideja, sci fi, thelma adams, thriller

Opening March 18, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Midnight Special, the latest cerebral sci-fi thriller from young writer/director Jeff Nichols starring Kirsten Dunst and Michael Shannon. Read on…

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, January 25-31: JANE GOT A GUN

January 25, 2016January 31, 2016 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments Anthony Tambakis, Brian Duffield, Ewan McGregor, Gavin O'Connor, Jane Got a Gun, joel edgerton, natalie portman, nell minow, Noah Emmerich, Sandra Kriaisirideja

Opening January 29, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Jane Got a Gun, the long-gestating Western starring Natalie Portman as a high plains woman seeking to save her husband from the outlaw gang who are after his blood.. Read on…

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