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Oppenheimer 2023
Great film. For me, this bio pic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, is one of the best films I’ve seen this year. It will receive many Oscar nominations and deserves them.
The film is written and directed by Christopher Nolan. And, I confess, I haven’t seen any of his films except Dunkirk.
One could discuss so many things about Oppenheimer but I am going to focus on the choices Nolan makes, particularly what he chooses…
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Ordinary People 1980
This may be the fourth or fifth time I have watched this film. (Thank you Turner Classic Movies!) Directed by Robert Redford and starring Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland and Timothy Hutton, the film is about grief and depicts a family coping with the loss of a son and brother after a boating accident.
The first time I saw the film, like everyone else, I was struck by Mary Tyler Moore’s powerful performance and how different it was from…
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Barbie 2023
This film is co-written and directed by Greta Gerwig (Ladybird—one of my all time faves! & Little Women). I really wanted to love it because I admire Greta Gerwig so much, but . . .
Bottom line in case anyone’s asking: Go see it. It’s entertaining. It’s loads of fun—great jokes, music, acting, fashion, sets, dancing . . . . The list is long. But, the movie tries to do too much. Feelings and issues surrounding Barbie are complicated and muddle…
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The Quiet Girl 2022
What a lovely film. My favorite films tend to be about people and how they change and grow and what got them there. So, loud, plot-driven blockbusters are fun but not typically a favorite for me.
The Quiet Girl, set in Ireland, features 9-year old Cait who is sent from home to live with her mother’s cousin and husband for the summer. It is exactly my type of film. It is quiet, calming and slow with minimal dialogue. In…
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