Feels like jumping through a Gordon Parks photo. Or becoming a Gordon Parks photo. Not just experiment with style, this is craftsmanship in service of story that makes for a fabulous experience. By the end, I was totally enchanted by how it all comes together. Masterful work, I really dug this.
God I love Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Basketball is my favorite sport. I like the way they dribble up and down the court…and then accidentally murder my mom in front of me, driving a wedge so deep into an already contentious father-son relationship that only a spiritual awakening through the game of basketball and a paternal love powerful enough to break the laws of physics could heal us.
I believe with every slow-mo shot of a basketball flying through the air, Spike Lee grew 2 inches.
Watching the 4K Blu-ray special features and shrieking “This is filmmaking! This is Cinema!” while my dog stares at me.
Parker Posey is the blueprint. This movie is brat before brat. Probably inspired a mini Great Migration of quirky white girls moving to New York from around the country.
It’s a fun, light-hearted story that doesn’t get too goofy. Posey brings such charisma and effortless charm to the role that I can’t help but root for her despite some of her antics. Kinda feels like a time capsule of the 90s NY party scene (or maybe how people wanted to…
