Boyhood (2014) Lauren Smith Lauren Smith 10 2014 coming of age drama ellar coltrane ethan hawke lorelei linklater mark perella patricia arquette richard linklater 0 Any movie that opens with Coldplay's "Yellow," ends with Arcade Fire's "Deep Blue" and includes children going to midnight Harry Potter...
New York Doll (2005) Lauren Smith Lauren Smith 8 arthur kane documentary greg whiteley mormon religion 0 There is a misconception about documentaries. So many think that they must be boring, lacking a narrative, and only intended for a specific...
Big Eyes (2014) Lauren Smith Lauren Smith 2014 5 amy adams biopic christoph waltz drama jason schwartzman tim burton 0 I am way too much of a feminist to calmly sit through this movie. After packing up and leaving an abusive relationship, Margaret (Amy Adams)...
American Sniper (2014) Lauren Smith Lauren Smith 2014 7 action biopic bradley cooper clint eastwood drama sienna miller war 0 I have long been a fan of Clint Eastwood's directorial work. Coincidentally, I watched "American Sniper" in the same month that I watched "The...
Gone Girl (2014) Lauren Smith Lauren Smith 2014 9 ben affleck carrie coon david fincher drama kim dickens mystery neil patrick harris psychological thriller rosamund pike tyler perry 0 Gillian Flynn's 2012 mystery novel is masterfully intricate and deeply layered. It turns out Flynn is just as talented at writing for the...
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967) Lauren Smith Lauren Smith 1967 5 afi top 100 beah richards comedy drama katharine hepburn katharine houghton roy glenn sidney poitier spencer tracy stanley kramer 0 "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" is, simply put, the story of two families overcoming their concerns of an interracial marriage in one...
Birdman (2014) Lauren Smith Lauren Smith 2014 6 alejandro gonzalez inarritu amy ryan andrea riseborough comedy drama edward norton emma stone michael keaton naomi watts zach galifanakis 0 It's quirky as hell, but the phenomenal acting performances keep it afloat. We are first introduced to washed up actor Riggan Thomson (Michael...