The hardest part of learning to live with myself was learning to accept that I wasn't selfish for being depressed, that there was a future left for me where I wasn't fated to live as a husk of myself until the end of my days.
I don't know when my erosion began. I don't know when I began to pull away, to pull inside, to let myself be defined by what I thought I lacked. I don't know when I…
I used to work in a grocery store deli. Most of the customers would be regulars, coming daily to get the same half-pound portions of meats, cheeses, and salads. As time went on, you began to learn the little quirks for each one; Some were kind, some were funny, some were rude, but most were simply trying to get their food and go. Regardless, I was a part of their routine as much as they were a part of mine,…
And Then We Danced makes clear from the outset that Merab's ultimate decision is to accept or reject the status quo of Gerogian culture, lest he suppress his queerness in the process. It's a journey of self-discovery as much as it is self-assertion for him, redefining a life that exists in a delicate balance between intensely polarized social values.
Traditional dance is exactly that - traditional. The act of preserving old motions, reenacting old rituals, and serving as a living…
Never has a movie upended film language so deeply on its head in such a reserved form while still leaving me cackling towards the end. Petra von Kant is possibly the most richly textured character in film - and certainly one of the most entertaining to detest!
