The only character I cared about in the "Grapes of Wrath"--and I use the word "care" quite loosely here--was the grandmother. In a book that had no sense of direction--from the beginning, through the middle and right to the end--the demise of the grandmother was the one certainty. Because grandma's death was quite obviously going
Linklater tells this wonderful story with subtlety made possible by his artistic vision. He doesn't need a cheesy transition or an overbearing "two years later" caption. He relies on the natural aging of the actors and the events of the times, like the Iraq War, Harry Potter, Obama-McCain presidential campaign, High
Of the many things to love about "Boyhood" (2014), I most loved the sheer ambition. To create a coming-of-age movie using the same actor through his own growth filmed over 12 years is an audacious undertaking.
