Into the Water – Welcome to The Drowning Pool
Beckford is not a suicide spot. Beckford is a place to get rid of troublesome women. The very first page of Into the Water by Paula Hawkins whose debut novel The Girl on the Train became a global best-seller is a re-imagining of a horrific historic moment. A young girl accused of witchcraft is ‘tested’ […]
Florence Foster Jenkins – The Ed Wood Of Singers
People may say I couldn’t sing, but no one can ever say I didn’t sing. Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep in a performance that while not necessarily Oscar worthy is certainly charming) was a talented young concert pianist who dreamed of playing at Carnegie Hall. Unfortunately an injury to her hands killed that dream, so […]
The Girl on the Train – The Cost of Obsession
What would you do if you realized that there are aspects of your life that you have completely missed and the truth of what you’ve been living isn’t real? The Girl on the Train doesn’t particularly set out to answer this question, which is a shame. The film, based on the novel by Paula Hawkins, […]