Watched during a flight. It was either this or 10 Things I Hate About You because my only options were from 1992 I guess. The people sitting on either side of me made it sound like there was no contest, so watching Tom Cruise in another hyper-competent cocky role was the way to go.
Sorkin and Reiner, my apologies for not getting to this one sooner!
In a week that felt like a decade, this was the movie I needed for that sweet, sweet escapism.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I can probably handle one emotionally devastating movie (in the same vein as EEAAO, Spider-Man: No Way Home, ... Coco, La La Land) each year. Past Lives is my pick for 2023.
The film plays with the concept of in-yun: how individuals can converge at a specific place and time -- across lifetimes.
The context of immigration functions as its own notion of a prior life. What gets left behind? What gets obtained in turn? The film wrestles with these…
