The worst part about this movie was getting to the end and realizing I didn’t have time in the day to roll into a double-feature with Seconds (1966). Fargeat tells you that a better version of yourself reshapes your mind; Frankenheimer says a better version of yourself doesn’t exist; both are keen to remind you: “You are one.”
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TÁR 2022
Someone else summed it up for me: this is a movie I will appreciate more than I will love. It’s a winding, protracted journey through the glory and fall of a global talent. It has fantastic atmosphere, and Blanchett is obviously a delight. That said, the movie is long. It takes its time. It’s not that the movie ever lost my intrigue–I was always curious what would happen next–but I did find myself glancing at my watch from time to…
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The Ascent 1977
"Don't crawl in shit. You'll never wash it off."
Shepitko serving up a masterclass on objects as immersive devices--a single grain carefully rescued from the snow, a hat, a box for a child to stand on--all said just as much as the more front-and-center philosophizing.
The camera work was stellar--the operators were doing some work to follow those characters, half-buried in snow and crawling through dense thickets. Really helped craft the physical environment as a constant presence--one in which the characters were so…
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