Amsterdam Review: The New David O. Russell Film
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Amsterdam Review: The New David O. Russell Film

ByJoshua Starnes

Like most period films, David O. Russell’s Amsterdam tries to both look forward to the future and reveal something about the past. It is less about ‘yesterday’ than ‘today’ but unsure which part of ‘today’ it’s aiming at. It wants to remind us of moments in the past to keep us from Santayana-like repetition, but…

David O. Russell Assembles a Remarkable Cast for Amsterdam
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David O. Russell Assembles a Remarkable Cast for Amsterdam

ByMax Evry

David O. Russell (Three Kings, Silver Linings Playbook) has made some star-studded movies in the past, but nothing on the level of his new period piece Amsterdam. Based on a true story, it focuses on three close friends (Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington) who get caught up in the murder of a…