We’ve seen it a lot—actors stepping behind the camera, thinking their name alone will make them great directors, only for the result to feel like a vanity project. In light of recent headlines about a certain actress trying to play director facing a lawsuit, it’s clear not all transitions from acting to directing are made equal. But A Real Pain is different. Instead of trying to show off, it feels like Jesse Eisenberg had something he needed to say. This…
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Brokeback Mountain 2005
Watching Brokeback Mountain for the first time almost 20 years since its release is a unique experience in the sense that it came out in my lifetime, but I only saw it so much later, making it feel like what some Gen Z-ers might classify as "an old movie."
But no matter how much dust has settled on this neo-Western classic, it's nearly impossible to deny the beautiful shots of the serene, almost-utopian Brokeback Mountain, the understated writing that says…
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I Killed My Mother 2009
With a title as blunt and as perturbing as that, I knew it was something that had so much in store to be unpacked. As the matricidal title suggests, it's a story about a turbulent mother-son relationship. More than that, it succeeds in exploring the intricacies of what it means to love your parent, but also not be able to stand being their child. It's a complex, hyperspecific plight that not many will understand, but the very few who do…
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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies 2024
Seldom do I ever write about a film, but some exceptions are worth making.
HWTMBGD is a clear testament that good filmmaking doesn't always need innovative, never-been-done-before techniques, thought-provoking writing, and high-concept plots to be great. Everything about it is simple, but done exceptionally well. It's a film that doesn't try to be anything but honest, which on its own, makes it remarkable. Any remotely media literate audience member could predict everything that happens, but so many moments of it…
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