Tag Archives: Gina Gershon

Film review | Killer Joe – William Friedkin’s twisted slice of pulp noir

Lurid and nasty, William Friedkin’s pulp noir thriller Killer Joe is compelling and repellent in equal doses. It isn’t easy to watch, but it’s hard to look away. The cast is unquestionably mesmerising, with Matthew McConaughey scarily intense as the … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Save the Last Dance, and other dancing movies

Pirouetting, toe-tapping, hoofing, gliding, stepping, strutting. Dance moves in the movies are certainly not in short supply. Ballet meets hip hop in tonight’s dancing drama where Julia Stiles plays a bereaved middle class teen who has her love for dance … Continue reading

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The (Ruby) Slipper and the Rose

Couch Potato Pickings On Five this afternoon at 2.15pm If you read my post yesterday you probably figured out that I’m not a big fan of Valentine’s Day. In fact, I find it a very unhealthy day.  If a person … Continue reading

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