Stars: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgard , Patricia Clarkson, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Jason Ritter, Julia Ormond, Jamey Sheridan | Written by Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling | Directed by Zal Batmanglij
Review by Andrew MacArthur of The Peoples Movies
You would think a film like The East that details the work of anarchic environmental activists would make a thrilling watch, but unfortunately Zal Batmanglij’s film squanders its original and simple premise through a series of crippling misfires.
With a screenplay from lead-actress Brit Marling and Batmanglij, The East details an operative (Marling) from an elite intelligence firm infiltrating an anarchist group who are targeting large corporations. However, her allegiances are challenged as she grows closer to this group of eco-terrorists who call themselves The East.
The East opens with a chilling sequence of crude oil pouring through the vents of a CEO’s luxurious home after it’s revealed...
Review by Andrew MacArthur of The Peoples Movies
You would think a film like The East that details the work of anarchic environmental activists would make a thrilling watch, but unfortunately Zal Batmanglij’s film squanders its original and simple premise through a series of crippling misfires.
With a screenplay from lead-actress Brit Marling and Batmanglij, The East details an operative (Marling) from an elite intelligence firm infiltrating an anarchist group who are targeting large corporations. However, her allegiances are challenged as she grows closer to this group of eco-terrorists who call themselves The East.
The East opens with a chilling sequence of crude oil pouring through the vents of a CEO’s luxurious home after it’s revealed...
- 6/20/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Let’s set a few ground rules for the recap of this week’s flashback episode of Revenge. First, everything that happens here in the “present” is really taking place in the last days of 2002. Except for one thing. But we’ll get to that. Second, I’m going to keep calling Emily Emily. I know she was Amanda back then, but because we already use that name to refer to the curly-haired, Frank-killing stripper formerly known as Emily Thorne, let’s not muddy the identity-switching waters, cool? Finally, I will try to keep a tight rein on my observations...
- 5/10/2012
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
I was a big fan of the premiere of Revenge last week, which found a nice tonal mixture between soap-opera froth and high-melodrama insanity. That’s a difficult tone to hit every week, and I fully expected a drop-off in quality in the second episode. Not so! To my eyes, last night’s episode followed through on creator Mike Kelley’s promise that Revenge will keep things moving lickety-split. In just one hour, the show featured the fall of a Wall Street titan, a post-affair shakedown, a potentially fatal heart attack for a somewhat extraneous character (farewell, lovable poor dad?...
- 9/29/2011
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
The most recent episode of Revenge featured Emily taking down Bill Harmon. Bill had previously been a friend of David Clarke, until his own questionable acts led him to testify against David in hopes of protecting himself. Emily used Nolan to convince Bill she was worthy of his attention and then fed him false information, leading him to engage in a bit of insider trading, which ended up backfiring spectacularly and ruined him professionally and financially.
In between plotting Bill's downfall, busy Emily found time to get closer to Victoria, as well as her son, Daniel. We know the two end up engaged, and this episode showed the start of their relationship as the pair went out on a date together.
Meanwhile, Lydia has been ruined since the news of her having an affair with Conrad was exposed and her husband has invoked the fidelity clause in their pre-nup. Now...
In between plotting Bill's downfall, busy Emily found time to get closer to Victoria, as well as her son, Daniel. We know the two end up engaged, and this episode showed the start of their relationship as the pair went out on a date together.
Meanwhile, Lydia has been ruined since the news of her having an affair with Conrad was exposed and her husband has invoked the fidelity clause in their pre-nup. Now...
- 9/29/2011
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
It wouldn't be far-fetched to suggest that the entire series Revenge is about trust or, at least, the lack of it. After all, Emily is taking her revenge against the very people who turned against her father and betrayed his trust. Episode 2 of Revenge, airing tonight, is simply entitled "Trust" and I think it perfectly displays that word in a variety of forms.
The Betrayal of Trust
Once again, we're presented with a character who betrayed Emily's father. This episode introduces us to "Uncle" Bill Harmon. Bill is a hedge fund manager who used to be a family friend of the Clarkes. In fact, he was the very person who gave young Amanda her dog, Sammy. But, like the other conspirators, Bill testified against David at his trial. We didn't get much clarification as to why Lydia agreed to testify, but it becomes clear later in this episode why Bill turned against his friend.
The Betrayal of Trust
Once again, we're presented with a character who betrayed Emily's father. This episode introduces us to "Uncle" Bill Harmon. Bill is a hedge fund manager who used to be a family friend of the Clarkes. In fact, he was the very person who gave young Amanda her dog, Sammy. But, like the other conspirators, Bill testified against David at his trial. We didn't get much clarification as to why Lydia agreed to testify, but it becomes clear later in this episode why Bill turned against his friend.
- 9/28/2011
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
In the Revenge series premiere we were introduced to Emily Thorne and her friends in the Hamptons. The problem is, all of it is a lie. Emily is actually Amanda Clarke and used to vacation in the Hamptons as a child, until Victoria and Conrad Grayson - and their friends - framed her father and had him sent to prison. Amanda spent the next 17 years without a family, until she finally came of age and set out on her plan to destroy the very people who had betrayed her father.
Newly armed with wealth, courtesy of Nolan, an internet entrepreneur, Amanda reinvented herself as "Emily Thorne" and eventually made her way back to the Hamptons. There, she started inserting herself into society, ruled by her neighbor Victoria Grayson. She set her sights on Victoria's son and set up Victoria's friend Lydia (who was having an affair with Victoria's husband). Not...
Newly armed with wealth, courtesy of Nolan, an internet entrepreneur, Amanda reinvented herself as "Emily Thorne" and eventually made her way back to the Hamptons. There, she started inserting herself into society, ruled by her neighbor Victoria Grayson. She set her sights on Victoria's son and set up Victoria's friend Lydia (who was having an affair with Victoria's husband). Not...
- 9/22/2011
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
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