‘Gone Girl’ and its sadistic look at marriage

 

(2014 – Director: David Fincher   Cast: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike)

On its surface, Gone Girl is little more than Lifetime TV Movie fluff. It’s a crime story. A whodunnit story. A story that Dateline does every week. In normal hands, at worst, it would have ended up being a very good mystery film. But under the guidance of a master director (David Fincher) and a capable cast, Gone Girl becomes a methodical epic with effective commentary on marriage, image, power, and tabloid media.

Trailers that get your blood pumping: part 2

Yesterday I came out with part 1 of some of my favorite trailers in recent years.  Two of which came from David Fincher movies. Today I struggled because I wanted to fit every trailer I could think of into this list.  But I narrowed it down to 7 more.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

(2011 – Director: David Fincher Cast: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara)

At times, this is a convoluted mess that leaves its audience in the dust asking, “wait, what did they say?” or, “What happened with Craig’s character again, and why is it important?”