Steven Knight

Burnt is a classic story of redemption set amidst the cutthroat world of the culinary arts. That being the case, one can expect this review to be peppered with bad cooking metaphors and references. I apologize in advance. How do you make the perfect film about cooking? Add one dash of a magnetic Bradley Cooper. Stir in two ounces of lovable supporting characters. Drop in one measure of a love stor...[Read More]

Some films aren’t meant to be liked by everybody. They exist for their own sake, to see if they can be done and done well. Locke is one of those films. These are movies that are darlings of the critics that most folks just won’t clamor to see or care much about. Again, Locke falls into this category, but it isn’t cute about it. Locke was written and directed by Steven Knight. He ...[Read More]

Closed Circuit is a competent, yet bland political thriller that feels more like a BBC television drama than a theatrical film. Despite some fine acting from leads Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall, the film lacks the compelling characters or an engaging storyline to keep even the most lackadaisical of thriller aficionados interested. Several months after an apparent terrorist attack in London, the accus...[Read More]