Philip Seymour Hoffman would’ve been 56 years young today, July 23, 2023, so let’s feature one of cinema’s greatest actors with one of the man’s very best performances. “Owning Mahowny” (2003) – Philip Seymour Hoffman is mesmerizing as Dan Mahowny, an ordinary Toronto bank executive with an extraordinary gambling problem. Director Richard Kwietniowski leads us down a torturous path as we watch Mahowny cause his own problems solely through his addiction. While witnessing his painful descent, you’ll literally scream at the screen for Mahowny to snap out his constant and never-ending hunger to…
Movie of the Week: Owning Mahowny
