Its a constant state of grass-is-greener envy.
And while it wouldnt take long to see more of Ruffalo, the same couldnt be said for Lonergan.
His next film, the ill-fated, underseenMargaret,took 11 years to finally arrive.
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Some directors like Woody Allen, of course, manage to crank out a film a year like clockwork.
Lonergan isnt one of those directors.
Still, he keeps finding new things to say with a rare power and grace.
Through a series of layer-peeling flashbacks, we slowly realize why that is.
Hes a shell of regret, something Affleck conveys in downcast, lost-soul eyes.
His tendency to be downcast and mumbly and withholding works perfectly for the character.
Michelle Williams, Matthew Broderick, Gretchen Mol, and C.J.
Wilson are also beneficiaries of Lonergans naturalistic, layered character portraits.
And while Im not going to go as far as some and start screaming Oscars!
For most of us, Foleys execution captured on video was our first real introduction to ISIS barbaric brutality.
Foleys death showed us a new face of terror.
Oakes film, which will air on HBO, remedies that.
It makes the loss feel all that more heartbreaking.
Mortensens loving-but-strict Ben has created his own Eden.
