While I didn’t love Coup de Chance, I always want to respect my elders, especially those with brilliant comic minds. And while mountains of propaganda have been used to turn the U.S. against Woody Allen, few have done the due diligence to weigh other options such as a scorned woman who manipulates her children to… Continue reading Give a Guy a (Coup de) Chance
Category: dark comedy
Dream Scenario, I’ve got a few…
I’ve got a few dream scenarios I’ll keep private for right now, but am I the only one in life who has master plans with several ‘rooms’ meaning ideas, and then when the moment actually occurs I only remember to execute like half of them? Then I proceed to kick myself to bruises the next… Continue reading Dream Scenario, I’ve got a few…
Time Pulse: Proof of the Lennon/McCartney Lyric
The love you take is equal to the love you make…(McCartney/Lennon) My weekend and beginning of the week had me beating myself up. I realize the absurdity since I have the perfect job, perfect son, caring family and my health. Yet my upcoming trip to Rochester means re-entering the space where I was ghosted last… Continue reading Time Pulse: Proof of the Lennon/McCartney Lyric
Raymond and Ray: Doubly Dynamic
I should just start all my podcasts with confessions…but Ethan Hawke is an acting God to me, from his luminous start in Dead Poet’s Society to his poignant Before Sunset Linklater trilogy to what should have been a no brainer Oscar in First Reformed, Ethan Hawke is THE man. And I was fortunate enough to… Continue reading Raymond and Ray: Doubly Dynamic
Sigourney & Kevin in a Well Built Real Estate Flick
Darker than Larry Crowne (2011), The Good House (directed by the married team of Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky who co-wrote in a threesome with Thomas Bezucha (Let Him Go) is a solid dramedy starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Biased with a long running man crush on Kevin Kline, I don’t think anyone would… Continue reading Sigourney & Kevin in a Well Built Real Estate Flick
Vengeance: BJ Novak’s Dance is the Texas Too-Smart
I enjoyed Vengeance, written and directed by BJ Novak, but also felt agitated. Based on his cartwheels of Mensa-like dialogue, his Harvard diploma is apparent. And that’s the problem with Vengeance, its a little too full of itself, a proverbial Texas Too-Smart. Ideas I enjoyed: that modern Americans are selfish, wanting it all. The fresh… Continue reading Vengeance: BJ Novak’s Dance is the Texas Too-Smart
Official Competition: Dark Humor Warm Up Required
I wasn’t prepared for Argentinian humor Friday night when I watched Official Competition. I was just complacent and over tired, but mesmerized by Penelope Cruz looking great even in a frizzy red wig…how does one woman possess such beauty? That’s the main question. I have heard many film buffs say what a genius performance she… Continue reading Official Competition: Dark Humor Warm Up Required
Fourth of July, the movie: Anti-codependence Day
My Thoughts on Louis CK: People are fallible. People deserve forgiveness. Apologies can be judged, but without a mind reader, no one can truly know, except for the ‘culprit’, the true level of sincerity. Having prefaced that, how about a movie review? I was lucky enough to have my finger on the pulse when Les… Continue reading Fourth of July, the movie: Anti-codependence Day
Two Reviews: A Duffer and a Fluffer
The Duffer: While Mark Rylance was fantastically humble as the duffer Maurice Flitcroft in The Phantom of the Open, the actor/actress who stole the show is Sally Hawkins. Nominated twice for Oscars, she may be the most underated actress in the world. Watch Eternal Beauty (also directed by Craig Roberts who did this Phantom film),… Continue reading Two Reviews: A Duffer and a Fluffer
Cha Cha Real Smooth: Memories and Possibilities
Cha Cha Real Smooth not only showcases evolutionary talent and a new phenom, but brings those forces together to an alchemist fever pitch. Cooper Raiff, the aforementioned wunderkind also wrote and directed this emotionally moving gem. Dakota Johnson (who I have loved since Peanut Butter Falcon) shines as the outwardly chill, but inwardly restless single… Continue reading Cha Cha Real Smooth: Memories and Possibilities