It’s no secret Mr. Cage gives a performance which would be absurd in most any others actor’s hands, but given his commitment to revealing himself, as well as the moment to moment absurdity of a young, successful, New York playboy AKA a kind of modern era vampire he delivers a performative highlight in what has been a very prolific career. The film itself on the surface is a bit more obscure. What are some of the less obvious characteristics of…
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The Irishman 2019
This is not Goodfellas, because Scorsese is not 45, but 76. The vehicle of gangster biopic serves as meditation on the way life— just kind of happens, aging, regret, and the mark it leaves behind. In these ways I find The Irishman more closely related to Kurosawa’s Ikiru, then some of Scorsese’s earlier and oft celebrated work. As I left the theater I overheard a wise guy insisting that the casting was all wrong, well sir if you’re reading this…
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Stroszek 1977
This movie will eviscerate you emotionally, Bruno S.’s performance is stunning. He casts a spell so heart achingly beautiful, yet so subtle you might not notice that you’ve been shattered, and made whole all at once. The film speaks to that which we are confronted with in every corner of the world, and in within every part of ourselves. What is that? You could call it Society, Capitalism, Psyche, Ego, Etc., but you needn’t name it for you have lived…
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