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Christian Bale

Film Review: “Amsterdam” — Fast Friends, Broken Bodies, Strong Spirits

As its plot unfolds, Amsterdam treats us to a strangely magical form of visual and verbal storytelling, both humorous and hard-edged, by turns sweet and shocking, with richly curated frames and bright spirited dialogue.

By: Ezra Haber Glenn Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Amsterdam, Christian Bale, David O Russell, Ezra Haber Glenn, John David Washington, Margot Robbie

Jazz Commentary: Russell’s “Hustle,” The Duke of Ellington, and Me

What exactly did the Duke’s music symbolize to Russell’s shifty characters, two upwardly mobile lowlifes more anxious to fleece the world than fall in love?

By: Daniel Gewertz Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: American Hustle, Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Daniel Gewertz, David O Russell, Duke Ellington

Film Review: “Knight of Cups” — A Lively Metaphysical Quest for Meaning

I admire director Terrence Malick for continuing to jettison staid storytelling for the sake of exploring his dense moral vision.

By: Tim Jackson Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Christian Bale, Knight of Cups, Tarot Cards, Terrence Malick

Movie Review: “The Big Short” — Capitalism Gone Wild, Made Entertaining

The Big Short is a deftly sardonic piece of doomsday economic diagnosis that is as entertaining as it is alarming.

By: Paul Dervis Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Adam McKay, Christian Bale, Housing bubble, Paul Dervis, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, The Big Short

Film Review: Please “Exodus” the Theater Quickly

Exodus: Gods and Kings is a tribute to those overblown biblical movies of the 1950s, albeit with all the eye-candy trappings that today’s high tech special effects can offer.

By: Paul Dervis Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Christian Bale, Exodus, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Moses, Old Testament, Paul Dervis, Ridley Scott

Book Review: Celebrating “The Flowers of War”

A strange mix of characters who all have complicated pasts gives rise to a novel that blossoms — exactly as a flower does — into a complex drama that includes several points of view and a wide range of emotions.

By: Roberta Silman Filed Under: Books, Featured, World Books Tagged: Chinese, Christian Bale, Geling Yan, Other Press, Rape of Nanking, The Flowers of War, translation

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