“The Dark Divide” – “I’m actually searching for new species of (butterflies)…and moths. In fact, three years ago, I discovered six new species, and that is a Xerces Society record. I’ve authored several books on the subject. It’s kind of a big deal, just so you know.” – Robert M. Pyle, Ph.D. (David Cross) Dr. Robert M. Pyle – a lepidopterist and college professor – is a big deal. It’s the summertime in 1995, and he’s about to embark on a new assignment. You see, the Guggenheim offered him an…
Year: 2020
‘The Devil All the Time’ is a well-crafted, exceedingly grim slow burn
“The Devil All the Time” – At the 46-minute mark of director Antonio Campos’ film adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock’s debut 2011 novel, Arvin Russell (Tom Holland) sheepishly smiles when his aunt brings out a cake with a lit candle on his birthday. As an audience, let’s also celebrate the occasion, because this moment is one of the very few on-screen smiles offered in “The Devil All the Time”, a rough-and-tumble, exceedingly grim step into noir. It’s a picture that might leave you depressed and reduced to near-zero hope for…
Interview with ‘The Devil All the Time’ director Antonio Campos
Director Antonio Campos (“Christine” (2016)) recruits an all-star cast – including Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Mia Wasikowska, Riley Keough, Bill Skarsgard, and Jason Clarke – for his intricate noir picture “The Devil All the Time”. This story – set in Ohio and West Virginia during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s – is adapted from Donald Ray Pollock’s debut 2011 novel with the same name. Well, Jeff Mitchell (Phoenix Film Festival, Art House Film Wire) joined other respected names for a terrific group interview with Antonio, and we discussed…
