I’ve always enjoyed Wes Anderson with one exception, French Dispatch. And when I say exception, I hated the depressing black and white, couldn’t relate to any of the characters and the three stories amounted to an emotional zilch. But Wes Anderson, with the help of Roman Coppola, has returned to an artistically creative plateau with… Continue reading The Return I Was Hoping For: W.A.’s Asteroid City
Tag: Jason Schwartzman
Not Quite All There There
In an attempt to do more homework for my upcoming film class at the Sarasota Art Museum, I caught up with a very indie film that played at the Sarasota Film Festival, There There which stars Lili Taylor who was one of the primo women in Mystic Pizza. The film also stars another one of… Continue reading Not Quite All There There
Sofia Coppola First of a Trio: Some Day My Dauphin Will Come “Marie Antoinette”
This review is rated PG13, just like the film! In an attempt to gear up for the misandrist Beguiled, I decided to warm up with 3 Sofia Coppola movies I have never seen. Mind you, one of hers, Lost in Translation, could be my number one modern era movie of all time (though Whiplash is… Continue reading Sofia Coppola First of a Trio: Some Day My Dauphin Will Come “Marie Antoinette”
J. Schwartzman: “I Kissed a Guy and I Liked…”
“The Overnight” didn’t meet my unrealistic expectations. I was hoping for something akin to Demme’s “Something Wild”, but except for Jason Schwartzman who makes the best semi real comically kooky man since Woody Allen, this film was more like couples therapy than comedy. What was missing was a little more slapstick which I rarely encourage.… Continue reading J. Schwartzman: “I Kissed a Guy and I Liked…”