Movie Diary 11/20/2014

Foxcatcher (Bennett Miller, 2014). The weird story of millionaire John du Pont, Olympic wrestling, and murder. The movie’s glazed atmosphere seems to key off Steve Carell’s performance as du Pont, which makes even a simple scene of a man eating ramen in his apartment seem full of the creeps. Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo play wrestling siblings – they walk with the same muscled gait – who come to stay at the rich man’s place. (full review 12/19)