Richard Yates’ novel Revolutionary Road was one of the most staggering literary experiences I’ve had in years; I just didn’t see it coming. Sure, I picked it up—as I do most of my fiction ...

“Cope†is a word that best describes the feelings surrounding ‘Revolutionary Road’. The divorce rate in 1955, when the film takes place, was significantly lower than it is today ...

Kate Winslet has a long history of playing strong-willed women, but there might not be anyone on her resume like April Wheeler. A young housewife who, along with her husband (played by Leonardo ...

"Revolutionary Road" is a provocative and well-executed film. It is more than a little depressing, but if you're up for it, this film is well worth the emotional turmoil. Frank and April Wheeler are a ...

Misery and despair, thy name is suburbia. Well not really, but according to the movie "Revolutionary Road," the land of white picket fences resides only a few clicks above Nazi concentration camps on ...

"Plenty of people are on to the emptiness. But it takes real guts to see the hopelessness." That's one of the funniest lines in "Revolutionary Road," but it's not played for laughs in this somber, ...

Somewhere beneath the thick Marlboro haze of the 1950s sits Sam Mendes' idea of the American dream. The suburban streets are lined with silver galvanized trashcans – it's Tuesday after all. The train ...