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Love Lies Bleeding 2024
It was day three of the Sundance Film Festival, and I was sitting with roughly a thousand other festival goers for the midnight premiere of “Love Lies Bleeding.” In the brief and insular world of film festivals, certain movies make more noise than others. At Sundance, the noise surrounding “Love Lies Bleeding” eclipsed pretty much everything else. From coffee shop baristas to film producers in VIP lounges, everyone was talking about the film. We hyped up the excellent trailer, discussed…
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All of Us Strangers 2023
For reasons beyond my understanding, everyone is raving about “All of Us Strangers.” Four stars on Letterboxd, glowing reviews about how touching it is, fans of Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”) and Paul Mescal (“Normal People”) touting their excitement from the trailer alone. I’ll admit, the trailer fooled me too — until I had the misfortune of spending my Saturday night being subjected to its nonsense. No amount of mental gymnastics nor benefit of the doubt could make this movie an ounce…
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Run Rabbit Run 2023
The film’s first half exemplifies how not to suffocate an exposition with empty context, building intrigue and introducing conflict while leaving room for speculation and contemplation. As a horror thriller, the most enjoyable part of watching “Run Rabbit Run” is attempting to make sense of the obscurities. The film prompts the audience to ask questions: Is Sarah a reliable narrator? Is this a story of the supernatural or of psychosis? Do Mia and the rabbit represent reincarnation or possession? The…
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Little Women 1917
Turns out, watching every film adaptation of “Little Women” is an impossible task.
There are no longer any existing copies of the earliest two “Little Women” films, which were released in 1917 and 1918. Both adaptations are considered lost films — movies that no longer exist in their entirety.
Read the full review here: ‘The ‘Little Women’ Project: Watching every adaptation of Alcott’s beloved novel (part 1)
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