I loved Deep Water. Think the whimsy can be attributed to the thrills and absurdity of real life, and how Deep Water addresses the idea of men who refuse to leave abusive relationships (the subject of a stage play I wrote two years ago called “May Divorce Be With You”–think Star Wars and you get… Continue reading A sweet giggle followed by a cannonball into Deep Water
Tag: Tracy Letts
Wiener-Dog; Solondz Always Worth a Little Darkness
You need to buck up when you watch Tood Solondz. Prepare to be disturbed at some point in each of his films…maybe most disturbing was Happiness (but to see Philip Seymour Hoffman in his prime, again, worth it!!). In Wiener-Dog we get snapshots of four stories detailing the lives of at least three different dachshunds.… Continue reading Wiener-Dog; Solondz Always Worth a Little Darkness
Sorry to Say You’re a Bad Lay: The Lovers
Thanks to a knight in shining armor (literally, a friend who’s a metal worker), my Friday evening was salvaged, meaning good post film conversation on a balmy spring Floridian evening. However, I’d like to hand out an award based on the film The Lovers I saw at Burns Court Friday evening. No, no, not to… Continue reading Sorry to Say You’re a Bad Lay: The Lovers
Whoa…Christine, from Sarasota no less
Warning….perhaps for the sensitive this movie (CHRISTINE 2016) should be seen in a matinee for a re-balance of post film light of day. I related way too much to the film’s topic due to experiences I have had as a mental health counselor and the chicken or egg toss up of social anxiety and dysfunctional… Continue reading Whoa…Christine, from Sarasota no less