Danielle Richardson

The Problem With Awards Season

by Danielle Richardson 12 February 2013

Awards season is a time of year when everyone in the film industry – and their product – is put on show and all bask together in a collective smugness and praise. The subtle hint of gathered taffeta and hunger is in the air. Cameras capture smiles and disappointment.

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In Review: Jeff, Who Lives at Home

by Danielle Richardson 8 May 2012

This is a film about a 30-year-old man, played by Jason Segel, who still lives at home in his parents’ basement, habitually smoking weed. It sounds like a set-up for the kind of easy-watching, LOL-filled deal Jason Segel has become synonymous with, after his turns in Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and I [...]

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In Review: The Skin I Live In (2011)

by Danielle Richardson 31 August 2011

By Danielle Richardson Pedro Almodovar, the infamous Spanish director responsible for European cinema classics such as All About My Mother (1999) and Volver (2006), is known for making films that cause a stir. From project to project he brazenly tackles topics of sexuality and gender and examines how each can shifted and blurred.

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