Riley Stearns began writing The Art of Self-Defense in 2015, when the internet had accelerated and highlighted terrible behaviour acted out by men along traditional gender lines: Violence and action over words and feelings, now very commonly known as toxic masculinity. “I was questioning who I was as a man, and what society was telling me […]
Alessandro Nivola
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Film review: Disobedience
Rachels McAdams and Weisz star in Sebastián Lelio’s Disobedience, which follows Ronit (Weisz) home to bury her father, a prominent rabbi in a Orthodox Jewish community. A new rabbi, Dovid (Alessandro Nivola), has been named in his stead; unfortunately for Ronit he’s married to Esti (McAdams), the woman she was exiled from the community for […]
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The Girl in the Park
A woman’s daughter is kidnapped from a playground. Her family breaks apart. She loses touch with them. Now she is back to pick up the pieces. David Auburn’s film never seems to be sure what it’s about. The mother (Sigourney Weaver) deals with the ultimate loss, certainly, but The Girl in the Park also tries […]
