Movies starring Frances Conroy
In the Batman universe, there are two kinds of darkness: the surface-deep emptiness of the Zack Snyder approach and Christopher Nolan’s baked-into-the-DNA aesthetic. For the stand-alone Joker, which is said to be neither prequel nor the star...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-10-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Horror
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, ...
Shopgirl, directed by Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie) from a screenplay by Steve Martin (adapting his novella), ventures into Lost in Translation territory. Although the relationships in this film are overtly romantic and sexual (as opposed to wha...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-10-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Anand Tucker
Cast: Claire Danes, Steve Martin, Jason Schwartzman, ...
Broken Flowers shows the kind of offbeat spin that a quirky independent director like Jim Jarmusch can put on a Hollywood standby: the road picture. Using equal parts understated drama and comedy, Jarmusch takes us on a trip through the present to...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-08-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity, Sexual Situations, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Bill Murray, Christopher McDonald, Alexis Dziena, ...
The problem with Stone, at least insofar as there is a problem, is that director John Curran (The Painted Veil) can't decide what he wants the movie to be. As with a previous script in which he had a hand, The Killer Inside Me, there are strong noi...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-10-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER
Director: John Curran
Cast: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, ...
When attempting what is often deemed the most unnecessary of cinematic projects, the remake, a filmmaker can adopt a nearly identical plot but still generate an inferior product. Such is the case with Neil LaBute and The Wicker Man. LaBute isn't ...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-09-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Neil LaBute
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, ...
Without pussyfooting around, I can state that Catwoman is a catastrophe. An amalgamation of bad clichés purr-loined from other, better superhero movies (not that there are many - if any - that can be considered worse), this motion picture is an e...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-07-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Pitof
Cast: Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone, ...