Rick Carver is a perfect villain for the cutthroat housing market of 21st century. The antagonist of Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes is a vulture feasting on the carcass of the American Dream — and like his pinpoint-perfect surname suggests, he carves up the largest portions for himself. As played by Michael Shannon in a crude, rapacious 180 from his compassionate cop in the LGBT … [Read more...]