Demolition DEMOLITION (2016) Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, Heather Lind, Polly Draper, Brendan Dooling, Wass Stevens, C.J. Wilson, Malachy Cleary, Debra Monk, Hani Avital, Royce Johnson, Tom Kemp, Connor Keegan Dosch, Nancy Ellen Shore and Celia Au. Screenplay by Bryan Sipe. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.  101 minutes.  Rated R. There is nothing quite so devastating as losing a loved one.  And though so

Dark Water DARK WATER (2005) Starring Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Pete Postheltwaite, Dougray Scott, Tim Roth, Camryn Manheim, Ariel Gade, Perla Hainey-Jardine, Debra Monk, Linda Emond, Bill Buell, J.R. Horne, Elina Löwensohn, Warren Belle, Alison Sealy-Smith, Simon Reynolds, Kate Hewlett, Jennifer Baxter, Diego Fuentes, Zoe Heath, muMs, Matt Lemche and Edward Kennington. Screenplay by Rafael Yglesias. Directed by Walter Salles. Distributed by Hollywood Pictures.  105

Center Stage CENTER STAGE  (2000) Starring Amanda Schull, Zoë Saldana, Susan Mary Pratt, Peter Gallagher, Donna Murphy, Ethan Steiffel, Debra Monk, Sascha Radetsky and Shakiem Evans. Screenplay by Carol Heikkinen. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Distributed by Columbia Pictures.  116 minutes.   Rated PG-13. Center Stage has no right to be as good as it is. It is an almost programmed “chick film” that seems like it was written by committee (or maybe just by watching old movies.)