Search Results For: Keri Russell

Reviews: B-D

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes continues the saga of nature versus nurture in Matt Reeves’ emotionally charged metaphor of a film.  (JLH <3 /5)  Click HERE for our FF2 Haiku. ************************* Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by Associate Editor Brigid K. Presecky Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (directed by […]

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Bechdel-Wallace List Reviews: A

AUSTENLAND

American 30something (Keri Russell) travels to Merrie Olde England so she can wear Regency gowns & pretend to live in a Jane Austen novel… if only for a week. Is this the female version of Fantasy Baseball Camp??? A cute idea badly bungled by director Jerusha Hess & co-screenwriter Shannon Hale who refuse to populate […]

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Reviews: U-W

WAITRESS

Charming fairy tale about an abused woman (Keri Russell) struggling to find the inner courage to build a new life for herself. Told completely from Jenna’s POV, none of the male characters amount to much but the camaraderie between working women on the job (one of whom is played by writer/director Adrienne Shelly) is beautifully […]

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