Foxcatcher reaches into dark corners

Cinema

Foxcatcher, Directed by Bennett Miller, Nationwide, cert 15A, Rating: *****

Into the Woods, Directed by Rob Marshall, Nationwide, PG, Rating: ****

Bennett Miller specialises in adapting real-life stories into gripping dramas that shine a steady, glaring light into the darkest corners of contemporary American life. WithFoxcatcher, a mesmerising story of money, obsession and murder, he surpasses even the achievements of his previous two films, Capote and Moneyball, for a bizarre and tragic character study of a privileged individual attempting to buy love, honour and respect.