Maybe the most accurate portrayal of the Midwest I’ve ever seen. This feels like a salve.
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Fool for Love 1985
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I was lucky enough to see the 2025 Steppenwolf production of Fool for Love. Seeing Shepard’s play in such a historical venue for theater really was a joyful opportunity. But after watching this film, as well as witnessing countless renditions of scenes from this play over the years in acting class, I can confidently say that Shepard’s piece really meets its full experimental capacity on the screen.
Altman’s trademark use of Le Zoom suits this set and the unfolding of…
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David Lynch: The Art Life 2016
I was twenty, married (but why), and an English major when I randomly rented Catching the Big Fish. This was at a time and place in my life where the concept of being a part of acting or film or dream work or meditation or art in any meaningful sense was as far away as the suburbs of Indianapolis can feel from inspiring. It was also my first exposure to anything of Lynch’s. I read the book and could only…
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Minding the Gap 2018
A new favorite for me.
Some of my best friends growing up were skaters. Growing up in a Midwest, violence-prone home, I connected with similar kids. Some of us talked about it, some of us kept secrets really well. Later, I think all of us faced the overwhelming sense of feeling unworthy. And we all dealt with it differently. Or maybe we all dealt with it in the same ways, but just for differing lengths of time and to different…
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