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(Film Review) Martha Marcy May Marlene

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Written and directed by Sean Durkin Starring Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, and Sarah Paulson Reviewed by Seth Rogovoy Writer-director Sean Durkin, who deservedly won the Best Director award last January at Sundance for Martha Marcy May Marlene, wisely allows his actors’ faces to do the heavy lifting in this captivating psychological…

(Movie Review) ‘The Trip’ by Michael Winterbottom

The Trip Directed by Michael Winterbottom Starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon Review by Seth Rogovoy Patched together from separate episodes of a British TV series, The Trip is a kind of mockumentary, following the verbal antics of actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as they tour Northern England’s finer restaurants. The setup is merely…