We bring ourselves to films. When I watch something, I carry it all with me into it: I'm looking for something that, maybe, will be in this film, finally. This is the one where I find that emotion, that look, that narrative gesture, that curl of smoke that says "I know you."
But it's not like we ever really find it. I think the allure of the screen is that there is always the possibility it will be there, and…
Scavenger Hunt #46 - 4 - something BLUE
“If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know, will you? For you’d be the first person in the history of the world.”
I had to let this one sit for a while. And the more I think about it, the more I want to envision a world without pain. Without sorrow, or war. Without waking up in the morning and…
A solid courtroom drama with a powerhouse lead. Jodie Foster is riveting even when she isn't baring her soul or recounting her brutal, heinous gang-r*pe. Kelly McGillis is fine, and between this and watching Top Gun I can kind of see why she didn't have a huge career, although she certainly photographs well and has a compelling charm. The film surrounding Foster was competent and engaging, but some music choices and tropes dated the film immediately. Additionally, I'm kind of…
This was honestly the most paint-by-numbers portrait of racism I've seen in a long time. There is nothing subtle about this play, nothing remotely nuanced or thought provoking. It feels like something White People can watch and feel Woke about because they've Felt Things. Like I mean... the monologues Kerry Washington's character gives demonstrates that perfectly. The recurring theme is "you couldn't possibly understand what it feels like" or "you can't have empathy, you don't know." Just telling people about…
This is a goddamn horror movie.
I have never been so uncomfortable, so despondant, so on edge in my entire life. There is not a frame of this movie that is enjoyable to watch because there is absolutely no levity whatsoever. I get the message, I really do. I'm a Lynchian, I know that and I've sat through hours of discomfort willingly before. But there has to be some levity. The entire film is nothing but a note of dread…
