Complete horseshit. Even the typically brilliant Nicole Kidman couldn't land this one. If you're looking for something in the "sexually depraved old coot hooks up with young guy" genre, try Haneke's masterful *The Piano Teacher* (2001) or if you can sacrifice the depravity, the dreamy & poetic *I am Love* (2009) is also a good option.
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Poor Things 2023
When I read that Yorgos Lanthamos was set to direct a screen adaptation of Alasdair Gray's weird and wonderful postmodern "Pygmalion meets Frankenstein" tale it made perfect sense: Lanthamos is the contemporary master of the captivity narrative. His take on *Poor Things* is a feminist existential odyssey which returns again and again to his usual critique of social construct and morality while exploring a theme I've never quite seen as fully realized as it is in his filmography: the awkwardness…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
This gorgeous film is probably the best cinematic rendering of a Marvel narrative I have ever seen. Although it's a sequel, the story is accessible for the layman jumping right in but also brimming with obscure Spider-Man references to delight more seasoned fans (I particularly appreciated the shout out to Atari's Spider-Man circa 1982 out there in the Spider-Verse!). The animation is joyful & arresting, sometimes delicate, translucent and watery, sometimes thick with paint. Spot is one of my all time…
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Shoplifters 2018
Stunning. As someone with little use for family but a use for love I easily warm to narratives which emphasize chosen bonds over blood ties, and no cinematic eye sees the depths and complexities of such relationships as astutely as Kore-eda. His signature use of lined shadow interspersed with pastel light creates frames that almost appear hand painted, and his writing is heart-melting without ever veering into the overtly sentimental. While thematically similar to his other films, *Shoplifters* stands alone in its critique of Tokyo's impoverished residents, an aspect of the city (and of Japan) rarely detailed in film. Just beautiful.
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