The Gift: Writer/director/actor Edgerton astounds in thriller

Meryl Streep isn’t in “The Gift.” Twenty years ago, the smart independent thriller from writer/producer/star Joel Edgerton would have been something right up Streep’s alley, but just because the performers don’t have top level name recognition doesn’t mean that the relative upstart film isn’t without its merits. In fact, Australian triple-threat Edgerton provides one of 2015’s most inventive and original films on par with … Read More The Gift: Writer/director/actor Edgerton astounds in thriller