Writer and environmental communications professional. "Greenboiled" is an upcoming project on environmental themes in crime films.
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Brokeback Mountain 2005
My favorite moment is during Ennis's call with Lureen, when he reveals why Brokeback Mountain was significant to Jack. Lureen immediately tears up with the realization that she is talking to the real love of her late husband's life.
Yes, Brokeback Mountain is about the anguish that closeted gay men have to endure—and the very real danger that they face—in a society where they are not accepted. It's also very much about the painful experiences of the women in their lives: wives, mothers, and daughters who are filled with fear, bitterness, and compassion for these men who have no way to live how they want to.
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Army of the Dead 2021
A long flight enabled me to scratch the tiny nagging itch of curiosity about a heist/zombie movie. Unfortunately, the cleverness ends with the conceit and the biggest surprise was how utterly predictable this movie is: the fraught father-daughter relationship, the odd couple teammates who learn to respect each other, the noble task at odds with their mission, the deceitful suit who grafts onto the team to fulfill a separate purpose.
All these clichés are given the window dressing of a…
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The Beach Bum 2019
A beautiful modern odyssey that gives us easily the dirtbaggiest version of the genius tramp poet, The Beach Bum features McConaughey doing what he's meant to do, alongside a colorful cast of supporting characters, all of whom seem to be having so much fun that you can't help but want to hang out in this version of the Florida Keys, tip back some sweaty PBRs, ad-lib some poetry, and philosophize about what kind of fun we are put in this world to have.
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