Calling upon a Void

A father - William Russell (Bill Skadsgard) - returns from the Solomon Islands, World War 2, traumatized by the experience of killing, out of necessity, a comrade. Sets up a family with a waitress (Charlotte (Haley Bennett)). The devout Will finds his prayers unanswered - his son gets bullied and the wife (in spite of a "dog sacrifice") dies of cancer. And Will in his implacable devoutness takes his life. This begins the life of Arvin Russell (Tom Holland) in the movie The Devil all the Time.. almost a.satire that taunts evangelical faith at every turn. Then there is the serial killer couple (Carl (Jason Clarke) and Sandy (Riley Kelough ) with the protagonist admitting he feels God only when he kills after an act of depravity is committed upon his wife..And then there is Rev. Preston (Robert Pattinson) perhaps the most exploitative of all in the name of faith. these are some of the key characters in this gripping.black drama that'll shake your faith from the roots and make you wonder what dark belief system the creators are actually trying to convey. Gripping, unpredictable, and disturbing

17.5/20

An Equal Music

I am not particularly a fan of romantic movies, but the combination of Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore, albeit neither at their best, makes for a particularly heady combination that makes you want to forget your ghosts of the past, make great music like they did in the old days, write very well – so well that others sing the stuff, and fall in love – all at the same time, in Music and Lyrics. And since none of the above activities could possibly harm – not at least the first three anyway (!) – this movie is a petit indulgence that you should not deny yourself. Karmic Cora, a take on the pop icons of today, does not hurt in her smoldering sexuality with a heart of gold. Just the right entrée for a romantic movie – a modern-day success who is nice, even. Indeed.