Movies Like Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

Ben du Toit (Donald Sutherland) is a patriarch of an upper-class white family insulated from the roiling protests and violence in their suburban household outside of Johannesburg. When his gardener’s son is arrested, du Toit’s complacency is tested and he becomes embroiled in the devastating political reality outside the comforts of his gated world.  Although […]

Chances are good you missed this movie the first time around due to the studio’s big mishandling of it’s promotion. The posters and trailers were squarely aimed at the lowbrow audience, ironically turning off the kind of viewers that would have appreciated the film. They promised an exploitation flick about an old black man keeping a […]

The Marquis de Sade garnered a reputation for his infamously explicit works, so it’s no surprise that his life story would interest filmmakers for adaptation. Quills is one such adaptation, but viewers should take note that writer Doug Wright takes large liberties in adapting it, shifting historical fact to paint de Sade as a champion […]