Film Reviews
Anyone who has followed the filmmaking career of Pedro Almodovar understands his tendency to veer into the realm of soap opera. But beneath this sheer of simplicity in which people revolve in and out love, his films also strike at honest truths. His latest film, Parallel Mothers, follows much of the same formula. On the surface, it’s a film about uneasy motherhood and Penelope Cruz … Continue reading Review: ‘Parallel Mothers’
The knotty moral suspense of an Asghar Farhadi is a genre all its own. Building quietly at first before it spirals into a web of compromise, guilt, strained forgiveness and tragic consequence, his latest film A Hero travels down some of these same complicated paths. If it’s not as potent as his previous films, A Hero still reverberates with the precision of a master filmmaker’s … Continue reading Review: ‘A Hero’
In a genre such as horror, the idea of a person’s deteriorating mental health can have chilling consequences where the boundaries of reality and confusion conjure up serious boogeyman vibes. Most recently explored in films like The Night House (2021) and The Vigil (2020), viewers aren’t privy to where truth ends and make believe begins, which can create some dizzying archs of fiction. The same … Continue reading Review: ‘Encounter’
Where did you grow up? Do you still live in your hometown? Many were born in this area and have never left. Others of us, including myself, moved here from other parts of the country, while still others fled unsafe regions of the world and have settled in North Texas. Whatever the case, we probably all still yearn to experience fond memories from our youth, … Continue reading Review: ‘Belfast,’ Snapshots That Resonate
Directed by Chloe Zhao, the epic adventure stars Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani and Angelina Jolie. What price immortal life? Eternals The film opens on Friday, November 5 in area theaters via Disney. Visit the official site for more information. Serving up a bounteous feast for the eyes and ears, Eternals offers an outline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that is markedly different from … Continue reading Review: ‘Eternals’
I don’t know the work of Louis Wain, but once Will Sharpe’s film about the artist introduced his works in small portions before going full extravaganza in the final credits, I’m prepared to comply with the idea that he was a genius of image and color, predating the psychedelic tie-dye posters of the 60’s a half century before they became popular. His prolific images of … Continue reading Review: ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’
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