#tate taylor

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

#movies #polls #the help #2010s movies #have you seen this movie poll #tate taylor

[blackramhall]

The Girl on the Train - Tate Taylor (2016)

#The Girl on the Train #tate taylor #Paula Hawkins #thriller #mystery #Emily Blunt #Haley Bennett #Rebecca Ferguson #Justin Theroux #Luke Evans #Allison Janney #Édgar Ramírez #Lisa Kudrow #Laura Prepon

[adamwatchesmovies]

Winter's Bone (2010)

Winter’s Bone is technically a coming-of-age story, which makes it the most nerve-frying example of the genre I can think of. This tale of a teenage girl burdened by gigantic responsibilities lives below the search for a man who will leave her with even fewer prospects than she currently has. With danger around every corner and the few trustworthy people being about as friendly as rattlesnakes, there are no chances to rest. Bolstered by an incredible performance by Jennifer Lawrence, this film is hard to shake.

In the middle of nowhere, Missouri, seventeen-year-old Ree Dolly (Lawrence) is barely managing to care for her mentally ill mother (Valerie Richards), twelve-year-old brother Sonny (Isaiah Stone) and six-year-old sister Ashlee (Ashlee Thompson) when she gets a visit from the local Sheriff. After his arrest, Ree's father put the Dolly home up as part of his bond. If he doesn’t show up for his court date in three days, the county will take possession of their home.

Finding a deadbeat dad who was caught manufacturing meth and is now running away from a 10+ year sentence? You might as well ask Ree to find a needle in a haystack. The looming deadline and high stakes mean there isn’t even time for her to get angry. All she can do is look and ask people, which puts her at risk of violence - or worse. When you think “crime boss”, the picture in your mind has some kind of “class”. Fat cigars, fancy cars, that kind of thing. Thump Milton (Ronnie Hall) is far more terrifying than any gangster you could imagine because he lives in a dump and his wife (Dale Dickey) looks like she’s been crudely carved out of rock. He might be at the top of this food chain but it’s an environment where there isn’t enough food for everyone so all the animals are perpetually starving and eager to jump on each other. Being a minor and a girl provides Ree with the slightest bit of protection as part of an unspoken code of honour… but she’ll burn through that quickly with all her questions. Unfortuantely, she has no choice but to persevere. At least her meth-addicted uncle Teardrop and his girlfriend Victoria (Cinnamon Schultz) MIGHT have mercy on her. You know the sheriff’s office won’t hesitate to take away the house.

The film is set in modern day but it might as well be in a post-apocalyptic wasteland or the wild west. Even if Ree finds her father, what’s she going to do? Convince him to show up in court? It would be better to find his corpse. Then she could keep the house and he'd be out of her life permanently. The law’s not going to help and you can practically see the vultures starting to circle. Even when someone does lend a helping hand, you’re suspicious. Either there are strings attached or that exchange of information will rub someone the wrong way. You don’t even want to think about what would happen to the family if they lose the house.

The script and superb direction from Debra Granik (who co-wrote the screenplay with Anne Rosellini) makes everyone feel like real people. Dangerous, desperate and unpredictable people. One wrong word could mean sudden violence. It could also trigger the last remnants of sympathy. This is a bleak film but it’s somehow hopeful as well. It’s not a nice movie and just about everyone you meet is rotten but young Sonny and Ashlee are in better hands now than they would’ve been if their father had stuck around. Yes, this is a rough patch; maybe the roughest the family has ever faced but if they can get through this, Ree will have proved her mettle. Combined with the smarts to know to stay away from the “family business”, it could be enough to get the Dolly children not necessarily out of the muck of poverty, but in the direction of a happy ending. Assuming this is that kind of movie. You get a strong feeling this will all end in a bloodbath…

There’s a single dream sequence with black-and-white imagery I’m not sure was necessary. Otherwise, this film is just about flawless. It's certainly memorable. Winter's Bone is so scary and dark you’re amazed that it nonetheless manages to make Ree - and you - more determined to go on rather than give up. (On DVD, August 30, 2021)

#Winter's Bone #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Debra Granik #Anne Rosellini #Jennifer Lawrence #John Hawkes #Kevin Breznahan #Dale Dickey #Garret Dillahunt #Sheryl Lee #Tate Taylor #2010 movies #2010 films

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#Ava #Jessica Chastain #John Malkovich #Common #Geena Davis #Colin Farrell #Ioan Gruffudd #Joan Chen #Tate Taylor #2020

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#Grace and Frankie #The End #Sam Waterston #Lily Tomlin #Jane Fonda #Martin Sheen #Tate Taylor #2015

[kiki-de-la-petite-flaque]

The Girl on the Train, Tate Taylor, 2016

#Tate Taylor #tell it with a movie still

[cemyafilmarsiv]

Ma directed by Tate Taylor

#Ma #horror film #3 #Tate Taylor #Octavia Spencer #cinema #letterboxd

[noeljpenaflor]

#Ma #ma 2019 #Ma Movie #horror #octavia spencer #tate taylor #Horror Movies #horror movie #film #film mastodon #cinema #cinemastodon #write #writers #writing #writing community #article #reading #read #horror community #mutant fam #horror fam #horror family #horror mastodon

[greatest-movies-of-all-time]

Code AVA (2020) Directed by Tate Taylor - Runtime 1H 36M

is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.

Top Billed Cast

Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis

My Review

I can't get over how physically attractive Jessica Chastain is. She is STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL 😍 ❤️ 😍 ❤️ 😍 ❤️ 😍 ❤️ 😍 ❤️ 😍 ❤️ 😍❤️ 😍❤️ 😍❤️ 😍. Insane cinematography, insane Score. Insane script. Insane cast. Thrilling but equally emotional and that's precisely what I usually look for in a movie. 10/10

#movie #cinema #cinematography #Tate Taylor #Jessica Chastain #John Malkovich #Common #Geena Davis

[moviehealthcommunity]

Get on Up (2014)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

Get on Up has a few seconds of severe strobe lights. When the song I Feel Good slows down early in the film, the strobe lights happen immediately after the narrator gives a line of dialogue. When the singing resumes, the film is safe to watch again. There are mild flashing lights at the end of the song Get on Up.

All of the camera work in this film is either stationary or very smooth.

Flashing Lights: 5/10. Motion Sickness: 1/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: Two men perform acts of domestic physical abuse in separate scenes. In one scene, children are forced to fight for entertainment. Occasional racial slurs are used.

Image ID: A theatrical poster for Get on Up

#Movie Health Community #Health Warning #Actually Epileptic #Photosensitive Epilepsy #Seizures #Migraines #Motion Sickness #Universal #Get on Up #August #2014 #Chadwick Boseman #Nelsan Ellis #Dan Aykroyd #Viola Davis #Craig Robinson #Octavia Spencer #Tate Taylor #Rated PG-13

[ruleof3bobby]

AVA (2020) Grade: F+

This is a horrible movie in every way. The dialogue will hurt your ears and I'm sorry I love Common, as a rapper, but he's one of the worst actors that regularly gets gigs. Don’t waste your time watching this. 

#Ava #2020 #F #Action Films #Don't Watch #Skip It #Tate Taylor #Assassin #Jessica Chastain #John Malkovich #Geena Davis #Common #Ioan Gruffudd #Jess Weixler #Joan Chen #Diana Silvers #Efka Kvaraciejus #Colin Farrell #Aramis Merlin

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: The Help

Rating: PG-13

Director: Tate Taylor

Cast: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Anna Camp, Ahna O'Reilly, Allison Janney, Mary Steenburgen, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Christopher Lowell, Cicely Tyson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, David Oyelowo

Release year: 2011

Genres: drama, history

Blurb: Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children, and has recently lost her only son. Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs. Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around the help...yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

#the help #pg13 #tate taylor #emma stone #viola davis #octavia spencer #bryce dallas howard #jessica chastain #2011 #drama #history

[ecoamerica]

Watch the American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 now: https://youtu.be/bWiW4Rp8vF0?feature=shared

The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

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[neeino]

and here she is!

#gobm #tate #tate taylor #girls of black magic #my art #art #digital art #oc #ocs #my oc #my ocs #info #full body #2023

[imcaso]

Review: Ma (2019)

Another movie I put off for too long because I just assumed it was bad. But since it dropped in 2019, I’ve seen a handful of memes arise and a small cult following born and decided to give Octavia Spencer in a Will Byers Bob (WBB) a fair chance.

My initial reaction remained on theme with the number of assumingely-bad movies that have left me pleasantly surprised this year. In all, the framework of the movie was a bit cheap, but had the advantage of pulling a cast of notable actors like Spencer, Juliette Lewis, and even the small appearance of Allison Janney, who were quite obviously looking to do something a bit campy (loosely) and mediocre (no offense), or maybe owed a favor to director Tate Taylor (idk). 

And to put an end to my condesendingly back-handed compliments, I reiterate my original point that I really did enjoy my time watching the film. It follows a group of party-hungry teens looking to…well, party, and amid the hunt meet a quirky older woman who we eventually come to know as Ma (Spencer). We follow her in a desperate attempt to get the popular kids to like her by supplying them with alcohol and inviting them to her home as a safe spot to imbibe. She does this to compensate the torment she endured as a teen having never been accepted by the popular kids, who we also get to meet in this film in their adult lives as the parents of the children who have been seduced by Ma’s generosity.

Surprise, surprise, as we progress through the movie we come to find that the tormented Ma has wound up a bit of a sociopath, and revealed her true intentions to be a vengeful plot against those who made her life so miserable.

The plot itself felt like it was spat out of an AI generator, but there's something about tacky movies taking themselves so seriously so as to inspire an ironic pity from the audience. At the end of the day, you have to respect someone who commits to the bit, and this movie surely did that, bobs and all.

The performances and writing were carried by our previously mentioned red carpet alums supported by a cast of first-timers and C-listers. I’d also like to give a personal shoutout to Missi Pyle who has remained a familiar face throughout her career and is always sure to make me laugh.

In all, not only did I like the movie, but I would also suggest it to a group of friends looking for a few cheap laughs, which is why, in my complete and subjective opinion, I rate this film a 3.5/5.

#Ma #octavia spencer #juliette lewis #allison janney #tate taylor #2019 #imcaso #imcasoreviews

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have I-Spy 2002

#I-Spy #Eddie Murphy #Owen Wilson #Famke Janssen #Malcolm McDowell #Gary Cole #Phill Lewis #Viv Leacock #Keith Dallas #Tate Taylor #Lynda Boyd #Bill Mondy #Larry Merchant #Sugar Ray Leonard #Jimmy Lennon Jr. #Joe Cortez #Gordon Racette #Steve Albert #Bobby Czyz #Darren Shahlavi #Blake 'The Blade' Lirette #Dana Lee #Edmond Kato Wong #Gus Lynch #Malik McCall #Ray Galletti #Mike Dopud #Aleks Paunovic #Kendall Saunders #Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

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#news #cinéma #actualité #filmmaking #MA 2 #MA sequel #MA suite #Melissa McCarthy #Octavia Spencer #Tate Taylor #Thriller