Since I was a mom of an 8 year old and a full-time teacher in 2001, I didn’t see many independent films. But a film savant suggested I see In the Mood for Love, so I took the leap. I watched the Alternate Version on Criterion which after researching found that the difference is the… Continue reading Roxanne on Demand: In the Mood For Love (2001)
Tag: Benny Safdie
Oppenheimer: Artistic Feat
Christopher Nolan is DaVinci, and this is why I could never say, “Hey Leonardo, I love your Mona Lisa but if you could just put a date and age tag for Mona on the bottom of the canvas that’d be so nice.” No, I would never do that, same with CN, even though I wanted… Continue reading Oppenheimer: Artistic Feat
A Girl Walks Into a Movie Theater…
A girl walks into a movie theater, intent on seeing Little Women, but just as I veer towards the men’s group at any Super Bowl party, the minute I heard a woman say how Little Women dripped a little too much maudlin, I spun and drove for a power lay up back into Uncut Gems.… Continue reading A Girl Walks Into a Movie Theater…
Finishing the Safdie Iron Man: “Heaven Knows What”
I can now place the Safdie full length narrative film Iron Man medallion around my neck after watching “Heaven Knows What” from 2014. Here’s some tried and true Safdie-isms based on the fill complement of narratives (Daddy Longlegs, Good Time, Heaven Knows What, and Uncut Gems): 1. eerie soundtrack music with a mixture of futuristic… Continue reading Finishing the Safdie Iron Man: “Heaven Knows What”
The Dude Meets the Daddy Longlegs: An early Safdie (of the recent Good Time) film
Daddy Longlegs is an early film from 2009 by brothers Benny and Josh Safdie, along with Ronald Bronstein who also stars as ‘the Dad’. Much like Good Time, the movie Daddy Longlegs is well done and simultaneously difficult to watch. Like going on a roller coaster that might make you ill, you ride along with… Continue reading The Dude Meets the Daddy Longlegs: An early Safdie (of the recent Good Time) film