A took a while for me to get into this movie. During the first third of the movie it just felt off. Things happened in a way that didn’t feel real, but it was not clear if that was intentional or not.
The movie is about Edward (Sebastian Stan) who has facial deformities caused by neurofibromatosis. He lives a life where he is embarrassed to be seen, yet he wants to be an actor. He is clearly looking for a…
I probably last watched this movie 20+ years ago and was curious if I would like as much as I remembered I did. I’m glad to report that the movie held up and I enjoyed the rewatch. Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci) are brothers who have emigrated from Italy and operating an Italian Restaurant in New Jersey. They are a bit of an odd couple, Primo is the perfectionist chef who will not compromise (somewhat of a precursor…
Steve McQueen is Lt. Bullit of the San Francisco Police Department in 1968. A swarthy politician played by Robert Vaughn personally requests Bullit to protect a mobster who is going to testify at a hearing. All Bullit needs to do is keep him safe for 48 hours. Needless to say things don’t go according to plan. Bullit is required to fight hitmen and political forces to get to the bottom of what went wrong, and keep his integrity intact. His…
Relationships are hard. Tarrel is a successful painter, carrying trauma from his father La Ron’s addiction. Tarrel’s mother would like him to reconcile with his father. She says the Bible preaches that if you don’t forgive you won’t be forgiven.
There are strong acting performances all around, and heartbreaking scenes from Tarrel’s youth, and his coming to terms with his past. All of his paintings are personnel, he says he puts it on canvas so that shit don’t get me by…
