This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
“‘The solitary ego which revolves around itself and feeds only upon itself finally chokes on on a great cry or a great laugh.’ Stendahl wrote that during his stay in Italy. If only we’d read those sayings on chocolate wrappers sometimes, we’d be spared many an illusion”
8 1/2 brings us into the life of a famed Italian director, Guido Anselmi, at a point when his steam is running out. He's spending time at a resort as part of an…
I’m sure there’s nothing I can say about this movie that others recently have not, and I’m sure others more accustomed to dealing with faith than I have more profound takeaways from the movie. But I think the fact this movie was able to feel so powerful to me despite a whole life of atheism says a lot about its quality. The actions and opinions of the members of the Conclave dramatize some very interesting conflicts of tradition versus progress…
All I knew about this film going in was that it was a Broadway musical first, there's a number in that where the typist proves her stuff, Julie Andrews was the lead in the movie and I'd seen a singular clip of the film on Twitter where she needs do a tap dance to make an elevator work. I was not expecting it to start with the introduction of a main plot element of the kidnapping of young women from…
I didn’t even pay much attention at the time of this being the milestone of the first film I watched this year, but damn it’s a great way to start. A classic that’s a classic for a reason, we’re given a very compelling plot hook with our lead Roger Thornhill being hunted relentlessly across the country for reasons unknown. Cary Grant’s affability and wry wit in the lead role keeps you invested in the twists and turns of his panicked…
