Madison-based lighting designer and visual artist. Former Cloudmaker. Hecate's bitch. Member of the Unruly Mob.
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Reality 2023
Didn't have enough cat.
No but seriously. This is likely going to be one of the best films I've seen in 2023, and I really hope that Filmspotting at least gives us 30 seconds on it.
I saw the play "Is This A Room" by Tina Satter, who directed the film as well. The play is also breathtaking and I highly recommend seeing it if it's still touring. But the film and the play are different things, even though they…
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Pride & Prejudice 2005
I watched this last night for the first time (for any adaptation) after just finishing the book for the first time (only took me 44 years to get to either). I know it's not the Definitive Mr. Darcy version but I did love the cast as a whole, and it was beautifully shot, though I felt a little like they were confusing Mr. Darcy with Heathcliff at times. I wish it didn't have the epilogue because otherwise it's so good…
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The Vast of Night 2019
Oh I really, really loved this. I loved its design, its period-ness, I loved the camera work, I loved that it reminded me of things like Welcome to Nightvale or Sabrina by Nick Drnaso or Kentucky Route Zero, without much explanation other than the landscapes and the loneliness and the lighting.
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One Night in Miami... 2020
Everyone seems to talk about plays that are made into films but are obviously plays like they are bad things, when a lot of the time what is really going on is amazing writing and conversation and acting, and not a lot of shifting of locations. I had never heard of this play but enjoyed the hell out of all of the performances here, and the building tension throughout. There were several moments in this film that genuinely moved me,…
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