Hal Shelburn has a monkey on his back. Not an actual monkey, mind you, but one of those grinning, wind-up, midcentury percussion-playing simians that, outside of the jaundiced world of supernatural fiction, may only be the culprit for violating a noise ordinance or two. But in writer-director Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey, death follows every thwack of the snare. Hal, played by … [Read more...]
‘Stronger’ a compelling tale of a reluctant hero
Patriots Day took the macro view of the devastating 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, concentrating on the manhunt for the perpetrators and the city’s resilience in the face of violent terrorism. Stronger takes an entirely different approach to the same event, focusing on a single victim of the explosions, and his personal struggle to stand tall in the aftermath. Jake … [Read more...]