Amanda Seyfried

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First Reformed

In First Reformed, writer/director Paul Schrader tells a story about characters living in excruciating personal turmoil.  He then gradually develops his movie to be more visceral, so the audience can experience similar pain.  You would think keeping movie goers in a state of compelling discomfort would be a tricky balancing act for Schrader, but he succeeds with ease;  almost as if this area of emotional discomfort is a particular wheelhouse for the Taxi Driver screenwriter.

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Les Misérables

By: Addison Wylie Tom Hooper wowed audiences with The King’s Speech. Well, most audiences – I thought it was inspirational but ordinary, with stylistic cinematography that overshadowed many elements of the story. Nonetheless, his film won multiple Oscars; including Best Picture. He may follow suit with his adaptation of Les Misérables; in both the award garnering sense and the cinematography sense. Hooper has brought his shooting style to his latest feature following Jean Valjean (played…