Tag: creativity
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“A Real Pain” Review
Soooo the seat number was an A24 joke, right? Simultaneously introspective and highly focused on community and social relations, the film highlights two opposing offshoots of generational trauma, embodied by Benjy and Dave. They represent two behavioral reactions to the same pain. One has internalized sensitivity to the point of suppression as a result of…
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“Humboldt County” Review
Was the exact movie I needed to watch at this time in my life. So much more painful than I expected and incredibly emotionally resonant. Fantastic performances from the entire cast. The cinematography was absolutely beautiful, light dancing on the lush environment, sparkling and dappled through trees, illuminating faces and eyes in such a magnificent…
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“Lord Don’t Slow Me Down” Review
Doing my Gallagher research as I am obsessed with Noel, Liam, and Oasis. A few hilarious moments during the commentary but you could feel the tension between the brothers. Liam noticeably quiet, Noel particularly acerbic. An interesting quality about Noel is that he is simultaneously immensely curious and stubborn. He often rejects things out of…
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“Gladiator II” Review
The first two acts were pretty good and then they did not follow through on what I thought was being set up for the third and I got very sad. Needed an expansion of Acacius, would have loved to have seen more scenes between him and Hanno/Lucius. There is part of a scene between Joseph…
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“Oasis: Supersonic” Review
Noel: ambitious, chip on his shoulder the size of Everest, callous, creative. Liam: curious, impulsive, electric, raw. Both: sensitive, funny, passionate, driven by jealousy, rage, resentment, a need for attention and recognition that goes beyond reason, a desire for love and care that comes from such a real place that you can’t help but connect…
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“Amadeus” (Director’s Cut, 1984) Review
The fact that the title of the movie encapsulates its subject and principal theme all in one (Amadeus / ama deus, “love God”) is clever. The first half of this is a bonafide masterpiece. Tom Hulce owns his role and genuinely captivates the viewer in the eccentricity, genius, and petulance that is the character of…
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“Eyes Wide Shut” Review
The shiniest, most beautiful looking nothing-burger you’ve ever seen. Magnificent sets, meticulous lighting, gorgeous cinematography, and yet: the narrative is bafflingly boring. Tom Cruise’s magnetism and smoldering love affair with the camera holds this film up, but the intrigue, peculiarity, lust, and sinister atmosphere the movie tries to cultivate fizzles out into ambiguous mystery and…
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