actor and filmmaker in Chicago with Icelandic roots.
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Oh, Canada 2024
A terribly beautiful, fractured fever dream of a man who ran from one life and stumbled into another, and who did everything in defiance of the conscience that never stopped hovering over his head. This will not be for everyone, and certainly its non-linear framework, use of the same actors for various characters, and splintering to and from milky black-and-white, grainy film saturation, and crisp, moody HD only work as devices insofar as one accepts that we’re not getting a…
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Frankie and Johnny 1991
When you think about what romance actually is, what wildness and loneliness and indelible craving for physical touch and emotional tether do to people, then this is arguably one of the most romantic movies ever made. Frankie is mistaken for cold and hard when in reality she craves love in a way that makes her vulnerable and afraid of succumbing to it. Johnny is easily perceived as reckless and even pathetic when he is actually frightened of more failure, his desperation…
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Late Bloomers 2023
A star turn by Karen Gillan, who, it turns out, is kind of a comedic genius? Had the audience cracking up at nearly every line delivery and was able to spin that charisma into bare vulnerability in this wonderful little gem about grief, mourning one’s expectations, aging, and accidents.
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