Love Lies Bleeding, Dripping with Originality

Although I had to look away several times from gore and violence (I am admittedly a wimp), Love Lies Bleeding (directed and co-written by Rose Glass and Wernika Tofilska) was still worth seeing. Let me count the ways: 1. Kristen Stewart has become one of the greatest actresses of her generation. Every performance is sincere,… Continue reading Love Lies Bleeding, Dripping with Originality

Roxanne on Demand: The Talented Mr. Ripley

Reminder: when I say demand it’s mainly because it rhymes. No one has held me hostage to watch a film just yet. But my son Liam saw The Talented Mr. Ripley and was quite entertained. Since TTMR was a blind spot for me (and I loved the director Anthony Minghella’s other films, my favorite being… Continue reading Roxanne on Demand: The Talented Mr. Ripley

Perfect Days Review in Tribute to my Grandma

My Grandma, Florence C. Baker, passed away in the middle of the night. And since my last cinema therapy run was to Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days (co-written with Takuma Takasaki), I wanted to pay tribute to my grandmother’s life, which is oddly similar to the main character’s, played heroically by Koji Yakusho. My Grandma Florence… Continue reading Perfect Days Review in Tribute to my Grandma

Zone of Interest: Enter at Your Own Risk

My day started off rather prophetically when I saw an absolute heinous Vogue article by a young mother who just can’t stand playing with her toddler son. UGH! I thought. There is no justice that ungrateful brats can have children while others who really want them go through painstaking In vitro procedures to no avail.… Continue reading Zone of Interest: Enter at Your Own Risk

Criterion Fun: Small, Medium & Large

Thanks to my sweet son Liam, I have the Criterion Channel for a few months. Thus far, I’ve had a lot of entertainment! One small piece, meaning time wise, was Scorsese’s American Boy: The Steven Prince Story. Steven Prince is a wiry Jewish man from NYC who became buddies with Scorsese back in the 70’s… Continue reading Criterion Fun: Small, Medium & Large

Driving Madeleine: C’est La Vie

Driving Madeleine is a quality drama with a splash of comedy. Cyril Grey who helped with Chocolat had a hand in writing this as did the director, Christian Carion, BAFTA nominee for 2006’s Merry Christmas. The story sounds like it’d be a nice light watch, MAIS NON! It’s a dramatic retelling of a woman’s life,… Continue reading Driving Madeleine: C’est La Vie

My Top Five Of 2023

A big cheat, but a tie for Number One: Poor Things for it’s originality and whimsy, Holdovers for it’s homage to my favorite decade (the 1970’s) Number Two: Going way against my original first impression, Past Lives. The film making from the grand sweeping shots of New York, to the smaller melancholic reflections in mud… Continue reading My Top Five Of 2023