Foxcatcher
First screened in September 2014

---

Director: Bennett Miller. Cast: Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall, Brett Rice, Guy Boyd, Corey Jantzen, Daniel Hilt, Jesse Jantzen. Screenplay: E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman.

---

Twitter Capsule: Solid cast, suffocating direction. Clear, repetitive audience cues. Overblown tragic tenor. Like Nolan doing Quiz Show.

VOR: ③  Credible as an acting showcase and a compendium of male-male envies, but even here both quality and originality vary. Fewer undertows than Capote, more stolid than Moneyball.

---

Photo © 2014 Sony Pictures Classics/Annapurna Pictures/Likely Story/Media Rights Capital

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–

---

Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Director: Bennett Miller
	Best Actor: Steve Carell
	Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo
	Best Original Screenplay: E. May Frye and Dan Futterman
	Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Actor (Drama): Steve Carell
	Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo
Other Awards:
	Cannes Film Festival: Best Director
	Independent Spirit Awards: Special Achievement Award

---

Permalink

Home

2014

ABC

Blog

E-Mail