Versatile thespian Ethan Hawke assumes the role of Serbian-American Nikola Tesla, marking his portrayal of Tesla’s fractured soul with mundane posturing under his gravely tone, and Hawke gives it his trademark best. Much like Tesla himself, Hawke has carved out a solid career as the most talen...
Tesla Movie Review Teslais a2020biopic directed byMichael Almereydaand starringEthan Hawkein the titular role. It’s an off-puttingly strange, slim movie. Going in, I had very small expectations regarding the quality of this movie, and my hunch ultimately proved to be right – it’s a gia...
We are never unaware that this is Ethan Hawke and Kyle MacLachlan playing parts in a low-budget production stage; the film’s explicitly faux mise-en-scene disallows us from suspending disbelief, and the lack of rhythm in the narrative flow and editing makes it difficult to get to any ...
The Setup:The brilliant and brooding inventor Nikola Tesla (Ethan Hawke) pushes hard to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition. However, the efforts from fellow inventor Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan) weigh him down continually takes its toll. As the ongoing feud continues, Tesla sl...
Criticism ‘Tesla’ Review: Ethan Hawke Powers a Strange Biopic About How We’re All Wired Differently Michael Almereyda uncoils the inventor's life in a film that's equally inspired by "Derek Jarman, Henry James, ‘Drunk History.’” By David Ehrlich January 28, 2020 1:14 pmTop...
Stars: Ethan Hawke (Nikola Tesla), Kyle MacLachlan (Thomas Edison), Eve Hewson (Anne Morgan), Jim Gaffigan (George Westinghouse), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Szigeti), Hannah Gross (Mina Edison), Josh Hamilton (Robert Underwood Johnson), James Urbaniak (Professor Anthony), Rebecca Dayan (Sarah Bernha...
To segue intoTesla, which I like quite a bit, I was wondering if this was consciously an act of “getting the band back together” for you, Michael, and Ethan Hawke afterHamlet. [laughs] It was. Michael has been chasing this for such a long time, working through this material. Over ...
Mahershala Ali, Myha’la Herrold, Julia Roberts, and Ethan Hawke Credit: Jojo Whilden / Netflix Will the end of the world as we know it include a "Night of the Living Cars"? Netflix's Leave the World Behind makes the case for it, taking a giant swipe at Elon Musk's Tesla ...
Accompanying the post was a shot ofNicholas Houltportraying Tesla in the movieThe Current War. Hoult was seemingly flattered by the choice, considering that Tesla has also been played in movies by David Bowie (The Prestige) and Ethan Hawke (Tesla). ...
Tesla is a bit of a mess, but at least it’s not another plodding biopic. That honor, in electrical-inventor history, belongs toThe Current War,which even the reptilian charms of Benedict Cumberbatch couldn’t save. In his second collaboration withEthan Hawke, director Michael Almereyda (Marj...