TIFF
“London can be a lot.”
Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) is a girl with special insight and a haunted past. Eloise’s grandmother (Rita Tushingham) is a dear, but Eloise can’t confide in her the horrors that she experiences, because she does not want to come across as a failure. Eloise dreams of being a fashion designer, but Jocasta (Synnove Karlsen), a mean girl at school drives her to finds a place for let run by a strict landlady (Diana Rigg). The…
The sequel gets a little playful. It wants to be Back to the Future and Groundhog's Day. Also, there are elements of Final Destination. I love how it plays with time and different dimensions. I would NOT recommend seeing this movie if you haven't seen the first one, as the character, Tree, explains everything that happens in the first movie to the last detail. I guess that is helpful for a refresher, but not helpful if you haven't seen the…
“You’re not having an affair with me. I’m having an affair with you.”
Hanna Schygulla is a classy actress. She speaks English and German and looks like a million bucks. I wouldn’t be surprised if Jessica Chastain studied the scene where she laughed hysterically for inspiration when she was filming Miss Sloane.
RIP Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1943-1982)
16mm
NYPL—Seward Library
Vegan alert:
-Chicken
-Fur
-Two egg yolks used for making mayonnaise
-Fur lined/ fur print coats
BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
Jesse Krimes found art in prison after being sentenced for drug possession and distribution. He calls out the system where a judge found "value" in him and let him out early, but sentenced a Black man to 20 years for the same crime. The documentary is important for calling out the prison–industrial complex.
Vegan alert:
-Fish on a hook
-Reference to caged animals in the zoo
