There are many reasons to like Fantastic Woman, written and directed by Sebastian Lelio and nominated for best foreign film in both the Golden Globes and the Oscars. First, the film bravely challenges the stupidity of homophobes. More can and needs to be done to shine the light on cruel intolerance across the globe. Second,… Continue reading Fantastic Woman, Mediocre Script
Month: February 2018
Midnight Cowboy: Something Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue,
My love for cinema didn’t really begin until 2006 after the breakup of what I thought was the love of my life. I’ll never forget the night my film love affair started at the Dryden Theater at the George Eastman House where I saw Harold and Maude for the first time. I was mesmerized by… Continue reading Midnight Cowboy: Something Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue,
Molly’s Game; Great Inspiration, Twin Peaks
I thoroughly enjoyed Aaron Sorkin‘s Molly’s Game. And no kidding, right? This guy can write, having penned other such gems as Steve Jobs and Moneyball. Molly’s Game was smart, fast (especially given its long running time) and entertaining almost throughout and Sorkin’s directorial first. The only cringe worthy scenes were some corny bits of flashback… Continue reading Molly’s Game; Great Inspiration, Twin Peaks
“Happy End”, an Equally Fitting Description to a Single Gal’s Evening
“Happy End” is dark, but not in a violent way, more akin to the relative darkness of a movie theater. Just as you can still see the goodness of even the most selfish characters in Michael Haneke‘s new film, I could still see the other movie goers around me. And I could certainly hear the… Continue reading “Happy End”, an Equally Fitting Description to a Single Gal’s Evening
Circus Peanuts and Ice Skating Blunders: Wiseau’s “The Room”
Ok, let me say that mixed feelings is an understatement after watching Tommy Wiseau‘s “The Room” which James Franco so lovingly made into something bigger and better than its initial notoriety. My first kooky analogy is to the difficulty I had even finishing this film: Imagine being on a desert island and after days of… Continue reading Circus Peanuts and Ice Skating Blunders: Wiseau’s “The Room”
Killing of a Sacred Deer, Communal Grousing Fun
Immediately following (and actually many times during) my friend Tim and I derisively mocked the film Killing of a Sacred Deer. “Implausible”, “Who cares about these non-emotional people?”, “No mother is ever going to say (with the exception in this silly classic horror film trope), ‘Don’t involve the cops’”. But there I was the following… Continue reading Killing of a Sacred Deer, Communal Grousing Fun
You Can Get More Flies with “A Taste Of Honey”
Granted it’s a (PPLL) Pre Pension Library Loaner, but A Taste of Honey is worth a borrow and the film equivalent to Ray Bradbury’s literary prescient Fahrenheit 451. Based on a play in 1958, this British film from 1961 broke barriers for addressing inter-racial relationships and homosexuality. An aside of how I was introduced to… Continue reading You Can Get More Flies with “A Taste Of Honey”
A Stunning End to Meandering Gymnast Floor Event: “Call Me By Your Name”
I know I choose strange analogies, but go with this quirky mind for a minute or two. Imagine watching a gymnast begin the floor exercise, wander all over the mat in fits and starts, yet end on the most gorgeous on point performance…it’s tough not to score it highly because the finale was so damn… Continue reading A Stunning End to Meandering Gymnast Floor Event: “Call Me By Your Name”