Intrusive Memories in The Invitation (2015)
2021-05-27
Memories are life’s ephemera and they’re served in morsels. Plus a dinner party from hell.Continue Reading
Lavender (2016) & The Block Island Sound (2020): Home Shall Never be the Same
2021-04-22
These two films tease out ideas about our baggage but only slightly beyond the surface level.Continue Reading
She’s Gotta Have It (1986)
2020-12-25
Must be taken with a grain of salt because at the height of the AIDS scare the idea of a woman shacking up with three lovers simultaneously would not fly.Continue Reading
Casino (1995): Better than Goodfellas?
2020-12-18
De Niro pretending he’s a handicapper pretending he’s a hotelier never gets old.Continue Reading
Hit Record (2020)
2020-12-15
What does this film say about success if a tone-deaf, off-key wannabe singer can find a measure of it?Continue Reading
The Wicker Man (1973)
2020-12-11
In The Wicker Man, the intrigue lies beyond simple machinations. And it is in the periphery where the film leaves its mark.Continue Reading
The Ritual (2017) Netflix
2020-11-28
It does not transcend standard fare precisely because elevating its legend to esoteric knowledge makes it inaccessible and exclusive.Continue Reading
Mirage (2018) Netflix
2020-10-13
Oriol Paulo specializes in middle-of-the-road thrillers despite incidental facade and roadside attractions.Continue Reading
Tenet (2020): Time Colliding into Itself
2020-10-11
Somehow, Tenet comes out unscathed though not because of anything of its own doing.Continue Reading
