Coming of age under the influence of 90's films
At last I can finally check off the box for the Wes Anderson film that has evaded my viewing for so long. There’s certainly no reason for why I’ve never seen it. The Criterion disc has sat on my shelf next to the other Wes […]
Before I begin the review I need to ask a question of each and everyone of you and to be honest it might be a little too personal for you to share or even admit. How many of you have made it through David Cronenberg’s […]
Irma Vep escaped me until just a few months ago and I’m not exactly sure how that happened. For starters, I absolutely adore movies that are about making movies, and if there was one film genre the late 90’s/early 2000’s had plenty of it was […]
For some actors, the performance Julianne Moore gives in Safe would be a career defining masterpiece, their one and only shot at award winning fame. For her, it turned out to be just the beginning of a brilliant career. Carol is a rather well to […]
The Film Let’s just get this out in the open right from the start: I cannot pull off a turtleneck the way that Ethan Hawke can. Not even during my youngest, most handsome days could I have made that work well enough to get any […]
The Film I hadn’t yet viewed any of the Three Colors trilogy by famed director Krzysztof Kieslowki and I’m not sure if Mothers Day weekend was the best time to start. The first film in the triptych, Three Colors: Blue, begins with a car crash […]
The Film I went into Barcelona with low expectations because, despite the critical success and Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay, I didn’t really care for Whit Stillman’s first film Metropolitan. It’s a tale of a group of mostly wealthy bored socialites whose admittedly witty […]
The Movie: It’s common knowledge that Meryl Streep is a national treasure, consistently turning in film performances that range from the sublime to the heartbreaking, but in my opinion she doesn’t receive nearly enough credit for her comedic performances. Such is the case with Defending […]
The Movie: Nobody wanted to do a movie about Hollywood. Over the years, if there is one thing Hollywood has proven itself adept at, it’s patting itself on the back for a job well done. While the Academy Awards is a party they throw for […]
The Film I like underdogs. It’s easy to get behind those that have struggled, not quite reached the top, but somehow found the will and desire to carry on. Or maybe they’ve already reached the top, stumbled, fell, and are clawing their way back. Who […]