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Sunday, July 5, 2020
[INTERview] Under fire – Director Rod Lurie on bringing the story of The Outpost to life
by Sara Michelle Fetters
THE OUTPOST
Video On Demand
Based on the best-selling book by journalist Jake Tapper, The Outpost chronicles the 2009 assault on Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan. Located at the base of the Hindu Kush Mountains just 14 miles from the Pakistani border, 53 soldiers fought to defend themselves against an overwhelming force of more than 400 Taliban fighters. It is still considered to be one of the deadliest fights of the Afghan War. More importantly, it’s a fight that never should have taken place.
Veteran director Rod Lurie’s adaptation goes into great detail as it analyzes the men stationed at Combat Outpost Keating and the building dread most of them felt knowing that an assault on their indefensible position could happen at any time. Seen entirely through their eyes, the film is a visceral powder keg that explodes with devastating emotional ferocity once the attack on the outpost ultimately begins. Featuring several unforgettable moments and showcasing a performance from actor Caleb Landry Jones that is arguably the best of his career, The Outpost moved me in a number of unexpectedly intimate ways. I had the pleasure to sit down and chat with Lurie over the phone about his film and his career for a good half-hour. Here are some slightly edited excerpts from our wide-ranging conversation:
Friday, March 25, 2016
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of Batman v. Superman; Greek 2; Watching!
Warner Bros |
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2 STARS
Cluttered Dawn of Justice a Super Disappointment!
Universal Pictures |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2 STARS
Harmless Greek Wedding an Instantly Forgettable Sequel!
Friday, March 18, 2016
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of DORIS; MIRACLES; ALLEGIANT!
ROADSIDE |
Hello, My Name Is Dores
3 STARS
Field’s Brilliance Makes Doris Easy to Say Hello To!
COLUMBIA |
Miracles from Heaven
2 STARS
Supercilious Miracles Preaching to the Converted!
Friday, March 11, 2016
(MOVIE FREAK) Re-views of 10 Cloverfield; Whiskey Tango; Brothers Grimsby!
by Sara Michelle Fetters
10 Cloverfield Lane
4 STARS
Clever Cloverfield Lane a Monstrously Entertaining Thriller!
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
3 STARS
Afghan War Satire Whiskey Tango a Fey Showcase!
10 Cloverfield Lane
4 STARS
Clever Cloverfield Lane a Monstrously Entertaining Thriller!
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
3 STARS
Afghan War Satire Whiskey Tango a Fey Showcase!
Friday, March 4, 2016
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of Zootopia; Eddie the Eagle; London Has Fallen!
DISNEY |
Zootopia
3 STARS
Inventive Zootopia an Animated Mammal Metropolis of Fun!
Friday, February 26, 2016
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of The Witch; Risen; Race!
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Friday, November 20, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of Mockingjay – Part II; Secret in Their Eyes; Trumbo!
Lionsgate |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part II
3 STARS
Katniss Everdeen’s Hunger Games Come to a Climax!
STX Entertainment |
Secret in Their Eyes
3 STARS
Star-Studded Secret a Captivating Remake!
Friday, September 11, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of Bastards: Visit; Walk in the Woods!
SHOUT! |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
Bloodsucking Bastards
3 STARS
Goofy Bastards Draws Just Enough Blood to Satisfy!
Universal Pictures |
The Visit
3 STARS
Shyamalan Returns to Form with Creepily Imaginative Visit!
Broad Green Pictures |
A Walk in the Woods
2 STARS
Woods a Respectful, if Forgettable, Walk into the Wilderness!
Friday, August 28, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of We Are Your Friends; No Escape; Mistress America!!
WB |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
We Are Your Friends
2 STARS
We Are Not Your Friends an Energetic Music-Driven Cliché!
Weinstein Company |
No Escape
3 STARS
Brutal No Escape a Relentlessly Bloodthirsty Thriller!
Fox Searchlight |
Mistress America
3 STARS
Baumbach’s Mistress a Theatrically Charming Comedy!
Friday, August 14, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of U.N.C.L.E.; Phoenix; Straight Outta!
Warner Bros |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
3 STARS
Ritchie’s U.N.C.L.E. an Elegantly Classy Update!
Sundance Selects |
Phoenix
4 STARS
Spellbinding Phoenix a Thrilling Resurrection!
Universal Pictures |
Straight Outta Compton
3 STARS
N.W.A. Still Has Lots of Import to Say in Biopic Straight Outta Compton!
Friday, August 7, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) F4 2.0; RICKI; GIFT!
20th Century Fox |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
Fantastic Four
1 STAR
Fantastic Four Clobbers the Audience with Moronic Stupidity!
TriStar Pictures / Sony |
Ricki and the Flash
3 STARS
Ricki and the Flash a Rocking Good Time!
STX Entertainment |
The Gift
4 STARS
Edgerton’s Gift an Unsettling Psychological Stunner!
Friday, July 31, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) M.I.- 5 Vs. Vacation-5 plus Look of Silence!
Paramount Pictures |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
Mission: Impossible 5
3 STARS
M:I Fuse Still Ablaze with Relentlessly Thrilling Rogue Nation!
WB |
Vacation 5
1 STAR
Latest Vacation a Very Bad Trip!
Friday, July 24, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of Ant-Man; Southpaw; Tangerine!
Marvel Studios |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
Ant-Man
3 STARS
Diminutive Ant-Man a Heroically Goofy Good Time!
Weinstein Company |
Southpaw
2 STARS
Superbly Acted Southpaw an Emotionally Manipulative Rope-a-Dope!
Magnolia Pictures |
Tangerine
3 STARS
Exhilarating Tangerine a Gender-Bending Odyssey to Self!
Friday, July 10, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of Minions; Do I Sound Gay?; Self/Less!
Universal Pictures |
Minions
2 STARS
Minions Less Despicable, More Forgettable!
Sundance Selects |
Do I Sound Gay?
3 STARS
Gay Sounds Off On Complex Questions!
Gramercy Pictures |
Self/Less
Existential Sci-Fi Thriller Self/Less Self Destructs!
Friday, July 3, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of Magic Mike XXL; T5; Gemma Bovery!
WB |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
Magic Mike XXL
3 Stars
Mike Still Has Plenty of Magic!
Paramount Pictures |
Terminator Genisys
2 Stars
Initially Intriguing Terminator Reboot an Irrelevant Misfire!
Music Box Films |
Gemma Bovery
3 Stars
Arterton Shines in Imaginatively Crafted Gemma Bovery!
Friday, June 26, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of TED 2; Overnight; Little Death!
Universal |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
TED 2
Ted 2 an Inelegant Sequel and a Worse Satire!
The Orchard |
The OVERNIGHT
Bawdy Overnight a Promiscuously Adventurous Affair!
Magnolia |
The LITTLE DEATH
Spottily Amusing Death a Limp Sex Comedy!
Friday, June 19, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of Inside Out; Dope; Me and Earl and the Dying Girl!
Disney/Pixar |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
Inside Out
Imaginative Inside Out a Magical Mind Trip!
Open Road Films |
Dope
Energetic Dope Overflowing in Youthful Vitality!
Fox Searchlight |
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Hanging Out with Me and Earl to Die For!
Friday, June 12, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of Jurassic World; Barely Lethal; Saint Laurent!
Universal |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
Jurassic World
Jurassic World Opens Crichton’s Park to Dino-Sized Adventure!
A24 |
Barely Lethal
Barely Lethal Lacks a Killer Instinct!
Sony Pictures Classics |
Saint Laurent
Visually Assertive Laurent Uncomfortably Incomplete!
(OUTview AMERICA) “54: The Director’s Cut” – Interview with Mark Christopher!
Lionsgate |
Film critics, snobs and know-it-all cineastes are more than likely familiar with the saga of writer/director Mark Christopher and his 1998 opus 54. A drama inspired by the titular New York nightclub, loosely mixing fact and fiction as it told the story of the rise and fall of a teenage bartender who came of age in the venue just about as everything was on the verge of falling apart, the movie was buzzed to be something special, a potential Oscar-frontrunner with a revolutionary performance from Austin Powers and Wayne’s World comedian Mike Myers.
And none of it came to pass. The Miramax release was the victim of over 40 minutes of reshoots and re-edits, Harvey Weinstein, producing alongside his brother Bob, insisting Christopher make a number of changes before the film’s late August release. Instead of a hard-edged morality tale of youth in revolt, the story was shifted to become more of a standard, soapy love triangle, the studio demanding starlet Neve Campbell – currently hot thanks to her role in the Scream films – become a much larger presence than the filmmaker had initially intended.
For 17 years Christopher fought to have his original version restored. Considering the film, while a massive critical and commercial failure, had somehow managed to amass a rather large cult, primarily LGBT following, he always knew the possibility for this to happen was there, even if the passage of time callously and coldly worked against him. But when Disney finally parted with Miramax and a new regime free from both the Mouse House and the Weinstein brothers yoke took control, Christopher took it as a sign his day had finally come, calculating that they’d grant him back access to 54 allowing him to return things back to how they should have been once upon a time.
The new film is a revelation. Campbell’s soap opera ingénue Julie Black is an ethereal background character as she always should have been, while the real love triangle ends up concerning star struck New Jersey teen Shane O’Shea (Ryan Phillippe) and Studio 54 newlyweds Greg Randazzo (Breckin Meyer) and his fiery wife Anita (Salma Hayek). Club owner Steve Rubell (Myers, in an electrifying performance) is an even more ferocious yet pitiable presence, while the grounded tragic realism central to O’Shea’s rise and fall feels far more authentic and much less melodramatic than it did in the original release version. All-in-all, it’s a completely different motion picture, and one definitely worth seeing.
54: The Director’s Cut made its Seattle premier during a star-studded gala screening as part of this year’s Seattle International Film Festival. It was followed up by a Studio 54-themed party at a venue near the University of Washington, writer/director Mark Christopher, along with a secretive list of celebrities, attending. Additionally, the film is received an HD Digital release on June 2, 2015.
Friday, June 5, 2015
(MOVIE FREAK) RE-views of SPY; ENTOURAGE; INSIDIOUS 3!
20th Century Fox |
by Sara Michelle Fetters
SPY
McCarthy a Comedic Dynamo in Enthusiastically Silly Spy!
Warner Bros |
ENTOURAGE
Big Screen Entourage Much Ado About Nothing!
Focus Features |
INSIDIOUS Chapter 3
Insidious Journeys Back Inside ‘The Further’ (for the first time)!
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