Sunday, March 1 2009
Woolf at the Door
Both Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway and Michael Cunningham's The Hours offer an illuminating look at the choices we make, the roles we play, and the hours that hinge our lives together.
Thursday, December 11 2008
Shameful Exposure
A fiery Kate Winslet saves morality tale in 'The Reader' while a similarly powerful Meryl Streep can't do the same for the overly certain 'Doubt'.
Wednesday, December 10 2008
The Reader
Most obviously, Hannah is unfathomable, the feminine object Michael must figure out and overcome in order to "become a man."
Monday, December 8 2008
The Annihilating Feminine: Kate Winslet Gets Nasty in The Reader
In Winslet’s clever, low-key performance, all of the character’s ambiguousness remains intact, making Hanna her most complicated, mature creation to date.
Monday, July 14 2003
The Hours (2002)
'What I learned seeing the movie is that yes, you do lose that ability to go into people's minds, but you gain Meryl Streep's ability to separate an egg, in a way that tells you everything you need to know about who that person is at that point.'"
