Road to Perdition Articles

ROAD TO PERDITION (2002) Direction: Sam Mendes Cast: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Tyler Hoechlin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci, Daniel Craig, Dylan Baker, Ciarán Hinds, Liam Aiken Screenplay: David Self; from Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner's graphic novel Oscar Movies Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Road to Perdition British director Sam Mendes won an Academy Award for his first film, American Beauty, [...]

A man is dead. Who among the greedy, ruthless, amoral singing-and-dancing suspects stuck in the snowbound countryside mansion has done it? 8 women is an acquired taste, bien sûr. What seems silly the first time around becomes increasingly wittier and funnier — though no less bizarre — with each repeated viewing. Beautifully shot by Jeanne Lapoirie and chock-full of bitingly sardonic lines and situations (adapted [...]