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Oct 5, 2022 · David O. Russell has faced allegations of abusive on-set behavior and sexual assault over the course of his filmmaking career. As the director gears up to release his star-studded movie...
- Jennifer Zhan
- Contributor
Oct 4, 2022 · For a film ostensibly about the power of kindness, David O. Russell ’s Amsterdam sure is damn cruel to its audience. Running at a punishing two-plus hours with a star-studded yet sleepy...
- Chase Hutchinson
- Movie Reviews Editor
Oct 10, 2022 · Richard Brody reviews David O. Russell’s film “Amsterdam,” a historical comedy-drama starring Christian Bale, John David Washington, and Margot Robbie.
Sep 28, 2022 · Russell has miscalculated something there, however, since the 15-year separation between the friends is resolved before they even have time to miss one another in the movie, and whatever...
- What’s Amsterdam About?
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- What’s The Deal with David O Russell?
While the trailer gives an overview of the tone (comedic and caper-y), the time period (1930s) and the massive cast (see below), it doesn’t reveal much about the actual plot. The official synopsis describes it as ‘an original crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the centre of one of the most shocking secret plots in American ...
It might be easier to say who’s not in it, but the nominal star appears to be Christian Bale, who previously starred in Russell’s American Hustle. Here, he plays a doctor with gaunt features, wild hair and some facial scarring. The other two ‘friends’ mentioned in the synopsis are portrayed by John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman, Tenet) and Margo...
Allegations of the director’s bullying behaviour first surfaced around the time of his 1999 Gulf War movie Three Kings, when star George Clooney said the two got into a physical altercationover Russell’s on-set conduct. Clooney referred to it at the time as ‘without exception, the worst experience of my life.’ Later, a video of Russell berating Lil...
- Matthew Singer
- Film Writer And Editor
Oct 4, 2022 · Amsterdam, David O. Russell’s 1930s-set caper film, zooms along unexpected narrative curves with a tremendous self-confidence it mistakes for grace. In actuality, it’s more of a shamble, like...
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Oct 7, 2022 · Movie Review. ‘Amsterdam’ Is a Throwback, a Warning — and a Beautiful, All-Star Mess. David O. Russell's ambitious epic about political conspiracies and the power of friendship is also a mystery,...
