Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I thought this was straight up garbage until the last 5 minutes. I spent the whole movie wondering when this guy, billed as “Man” was going to learn his lesson. He does not.
And let me be clear, it is kinda garbage. But it’s garbage with something to say. Visually it’s hamstrung by the setting. Hotel rooms. Only hotel rooms. It was written for the stage, so I guess that’s one reason why the setting is bare. The dialogue is…
awesome music in this one—came away thinking war might be dangerous
A RETURN TO FORM!! (asteroid city wasn’t my fav). This was the most quaint experience. I went with Ben to see it at the IFC Center and sat centrally in the back row next to another Anderson enthusiast who had shown up even earlier to stake out the center-most seat. We all snickered and chuckled at the same silly stuff. It was affirming and homey. The film itself was brisk, thick with imagination, and and performed with utter conviction. Benedict…