Over the course of a given year, only a handful of elite films are released. Hollywood has diluted most of the major genres and most works are shallow copies of something that succeeded previously. The King’s Speech is a shining example of the contrary: a film that balances drama and comedy, features a stellar cast that honours their craft with skilled performances, and a plot that is relevant and informative. The topic – the speech impediment of King George VI and how it is threatening his ability to lead the United Kingdom following the abdication of his brother Edward VIII …
Get Low
Some of the best character actors in recent memory carry Get Low. Robert Duvall plays Felix Bush, an infamous hermit who wishes to throw himself a funeral party, Bill Murray is struggling funeral home director Frank Quinn, and Sissy Spacek is Bush’s former flame Mattie Darrow. Director Aaron Schneider faithfully recreates a rural community in Depression-era Tennessee (the tough economic times are the sole reason why Quinn – who is in financial trouble despire working in the one business everyone needs – humours Bush’s wishes); like America, the small town is full of characters both old and young who are …