Directed by Jordan Peele I want to have strong opinions on this movie, and I suppose I do, a lot of people do, and while some of those feelings are conflicted, all I can honestly say is that I have a lot of thoughts about this movie, a lot of ideas, complaints and questions that … Continue reading Us (2019)
1986
Something Wild (1986)
Directed by Jonathan Demme A yuppie and a wild child hit the road, turning into something like Bonnie & Clyde lite in Jonathan Demme's Something Wild. They are two polar opposites, and by the middle of the film they finally meet somewhere in the middle. By then the stakes are raised, and while the first half of the … Continue reading Something Wild (1986)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Directed by Steve James Hoop Dreams was meant to be a 30 minute PBS documentary on Chicago street culture through the eyes of kids playing playground basketball. It ended up as a near 3 hour feature documentary with over 300 hours of footage. When it was released, 8 years after shooting began, the film would … Continue reading Hoop Dreams (1994)
River’s Edge (1986)
Directed by Tim Hunter River's Edge is the intersection between David Lynch and Gus Van Sant. Released before Twin Peaks and most of Van Sant's work, River's Edge precedes films that must have been inspired by this one. It might just be longhaired Keanu Reeves (as seen in My Own Private Idaho) or Dennis Hopper (who played a big role … Continue reading River’s Edge (1986)
The Sacrifice (1986)/The Dead (1987)
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky; John Huston I recently watched both Andrei Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice and John Huston's The Dead and came away with a strong sense of how I felt but little understanding of how to talk about these movies. Both movies, though, have so much in common that it's almost as if they are made to … Continue reading The Sacrifice (1986)/The Dead (1987)
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