Paul Schrader: “As a screenwriter, you think of your stories as scenes rather than compounded imagery”

In 1972, Paul Schrader (b. 1946), then still a film critic with Pauline Kael as his mentor, wrote an in-depth academic study titled “Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer,” which ended…

The Mosquito Coast (film) - Wikipedia

The Mosquito Coast (1986)

Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to Belize. In the jungle, he tries with mad determination to create a utopian community with disastrous results.

The Mosquito Coast (1986)

Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to Belize. In the jungle, he tries with mad determination to create a utopian community with disastrous results.

‘The Mosquito Coast’: Justin Theroux Heads South of the Border

Justin Theroux brings charisma as a man on the run in a story that never quite reaches its destination. Alan Sepinwall's review