A DUEL OF PERSONALITIES THAT STRETCH ALL TRUE REALITIES
Regret is one of the constants of the human experience, along with death and taxes. Roads not taken have a habit of lingering in our memories like ghosts, tormenting us with speculative flickers of might-have-been alternate lives. Everyone screws up in moments both decisive and banal, no one ends up exactly where they anticipate, and the parts that turn out worse (or just duller) than we imagined always seem to pile…
Thought it was very good, not great, until the last five minutes, which might be the best five minutes of cinema in 2023.
THE SIREN SONG
Jonathan Glazer’s mesmerizing new feature, 'Under the Skin', bids the viewer to peer through the eyes of a monster. The creature in question has assumed the shape of a comely human woman, portrayed by Scarlett Johansson in a performance of breathtaking precision. The film intimates that this strange entity is extraterrestrial, but does not offer specifics as to its origin or nature. Indeed, 'Under the Skin' is positively ruthless at withholding details that are incidental to the…
50 gazillion dollars to render the beads of water on a space whale’s fin and I think my favorite detail might be that the Sullykids speak in a Na’vi / U.S. Marine patois. So many “bros”.
