Garth Davis
Asher Luberto spoke with Mary Magdalene director Garth Davis about the film’s timeliness, influences, and the honest-to-God miracles that took place on set.
Garth Davis proves once again his skills behind the camera can help uplift middlebrow material, but only to a certain extent, Mary Magdalene significantly undercut by the increased familiarity and conventional storytelling.
Mary Magdalene tells the story of the life of the biblical figure Mary Magdalene – played by Rooney Mara. Since it will be distributed by the Weinstein Company, it will be interesting to see if it survives the controversy surrounding the company.
Lion will likely be overlooked at this year’s Oscars; with its inspiring heart-wrenching true story, though, it is still worth watching.
Though its feel-good sentiments are hard to resist, there are simply too many tonal and structural issues that hold LION back from greatness.
Another day of school on Wednesday (September 14th) allowed me to take a break from my TIFFing, which was welcome. However, I was back on the town the next day, my sixth of what would be nine days in total. After the first weekend, TIFF starts to wind down:
Welcome to every parent’s nightmare: your kid isn’t just lost in a store but has been whisked away by a train, putting so much distance between you that it’s impossible to reconnect. What would you think after decades of not seeing your child?