I was lucky enough to see this in a packed house at TIFF 2023. With all the doom and gloom, both in the real world and inside a lot of films currently (not saying those films aren't good necessarily) The Holdovers was a nice change of pace. This film is simply "nice". It's a nice movie; it will make you feel good and it's perfect for the holiday season. By saying "nice" I'm not diminishing how good of a film…
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May December 2023
This little Netflix gem hit all the disturbing, ugly and dissonant chords I hoped it would, given the concept of the film. Todd Haynes finds a way to make terrible people interesting and fascinating to watch. It can't be over stated enough that the true stars of the show are both Portman and Moore who turn in Oscar-Contending performances though given the subject matter and how Haynes handles it, it'd be no surprise if the Academy ignores this film altogether.
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Past Lives 2023
I was lucky enough to see this film before its release and it quickly shot up to my favourite film so far this year. It's subtle and small; but extremely powerful and well executed. Of course, making a film in general is one of the hardest things to do; this kind of film is even more difficult to pull off successfully. Sarah Polley did so with her 2011 film "Take This Waltz" which is a film that kept popping up…
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Asteroid City 2023
I had the privilege of seeing this film before its release with a large crowd in a great cinema in Vancouver, Canada. Very simply; if you're a Wes Anderson fan, you will enjoy this film. It has everything we have come to expect from an Anderson film and Asteroid City does not deviate from his visual style, themes or rhythm of dialogue. This film is also layered (story wise) in a way that reminded me of Purple Rose of Cairo…
