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Tag Archives: Joaquin Phoenix
Saturday Matinee: The Sisters Brothers
By Tomris Laffly Source: RogerEbert.com Who would have thought that Jacques Audiard, the French director of slow-burn, humanistic character studies would one day take on one of the most characteristically American of genres, the Western, with his English-language debut? While worlds … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Cult Film, Jacques Audiard, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Riz Ahmed, The Sisters Brothers, Westerns
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Saturday Matinee: Buffalo Soldiers
“Buffalo Soldiers” (2001) is a dark satire directed by Gregor Jordan based on the 1993 novel by Robert O’Conner. The story centers on U.S. Army soldier Ray Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix), whose drug and black market schemes are disrupted when his … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Art, culture, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged 9/11, Buffalo Soldiers, Dark Comedy, Gregor Jordan, Joaquin Phoenix, Scott Glenn, U.S. Army
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