I got the call from my Mum last night. Her mother had passed away at the hospital after a short induced coma. This time two years ago I had three grandparents. Today I have zero.
That was my normal for a long time, as my paternal grandfather died in 1997. Only recently did my maternal grandmother die 21 years after him. However, my maternal grandfather died last September from lung cancer, and then Nanna Jackie survived him by only 13…
Charlie Kaufman's second tribute to outsider art and fake movies this year. I feel like I could mansplain this film pretty well if prompted. I've noticed that most reviews are not talking about some key points but maybe they're being deliberately coy. I'm going to resist the temptation for now as I'm sure we'll get dozens of explanation videos shortly after release.
While obsessively rewatching Kaufman movies like I always do – this ritual tends to smooth over his weakest aspect…
What a massive drag on the Academy's best Best Picture lineup (yes, over '75, even with this in tow).
Man, my memory of this movie was rusty. I had remembered it as a courtroom drama about a blind lawyer but it's only kind of a courtroom scene and he's only kind of a lawyer for some of the last 20 minutes. Maybe I'm just getting mixed with fellow nominee A Few Good Men.
Pacino is at his scene-chewy baity best. It's not Michael Corleone or Sonny Wortzik, but short of beating Washington's superb Malcolm X, it's difficult to be…
Probably gonna be divisive. A lot of people are going to drawn in by that cast alone and will then have to be patient with it. Feels way too novelistic with a lot of unnecessary backstory to absolutely every story element. Strong acting (Dudley Dursley is MVP) and generally well-made, just major structural issues as it takes a long time for the plot to actually start.
