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The Nest
I’m not seeing half the movies I used to see and I still can’t keep up with writing the reviews. Yet, to be fair, as much as I’d like to write a review for every film/movie I see, some I just need to see to be eligible to vote as a Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Member. THE NEST is one of the first films to play in the newly reopened Landmark Ritz 5 Theater in Center City Philadelphia, it opened second week of September. As of 9/30/20 it is still showing. However, I have not yet returned to live screenings, I saw the film as a screener. A narrative feature…
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Kajillionaire
“It is, among many other things, a metaphor for generational dissent, of breaking from tradition and expectation and customs that just don’t work anymore.”– writer/director Miranda July. (Me and You and Everyone We Know, No One Belongs Here More Than You and It Chooses You) none of which I’ve seen, but am now curious to go back and visit. The filmmaker’s “Kajillionaire” description really struck me, because it’s a movie I didn’t expect to identify with in anyway. But when looked at in this light, I realize I do. My mother has gotten to an age where she wants company more often and hates that me and my siblings don’t…
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SHIRLEY (Sundance 2020 Premiere)
The lighting & coloring of the film adds an atmosphere of unpredictability. The second lead Rose (Odessa Young) imbues her character with an off kilter sensuality; and of course Elisabeth Moss is just crazy watchable in anything and everything, remember she was the only saving grace of “The Kitchen”. Despite these favorable things, on the whole, I’m not crazy about SHIRLEY, as it takes too long to build to a dissatisfying ending.
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Sundance Film Festival 2020 Coverage January 22-27
So I made it! And it's A LOT! There's just so much going on and you have constant FOMO. Why do I have a Chase Freedom credit card instead of Chase Sapphire, so I can be a VIP in that lounge? Why are there so many private events where your press pass holds no clout?
