Director Michael Showalter continues to deliver smart, advantageous films that explore alternative viewpoints and uncommon characters. His previous films Hello My Name is Doris with Sally Field and the Oscar-winning The Eyes of Tammy Faye were beautifully crafted projects for their leading ladies. He does it again with The Idea of You, starring the irresistible Anne […]
“I’m more dramatic than people like me to be,” Tammy Faye (Jessica Chastain) says upon first meeting her future husband. “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” isn’t short on dramatics; in fact, this story would seem like fiction if the rise and fall of Jim and Tammy Bakker wasn’t so highly publicized in the late ’80s.
Hello, My Name is Doris is that rare film that combines everything you hope for in a festival that is supposed to deliver on groundbreaking cinema and individuality. This marks two time Oscar winner Sally Field’s return to lead status in a long time. Recently nominated for her supporting turn in Lincoln, this film sends