Directed by Jafar Panahi 3 Faces opens with cell phone footage of a young girl's call for help. She lives in a remote Iranian village with hopes of studying at an acting conservatory in Tehran. Her family, notably her brother, can't stand the idea, and they marry her off in hopes she'll abandon such dreams. … Continue reading 3 Faces (2018)
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The Odd Couple (1968)
Directed by Gene Saks The plot of The Odd Couple orbits divorce, taking place in a time when I have to assume divorce was still a stigmatized novelty. Most of the jokes are derived from the very idea that two middle-aged men could share an apartment, especially as they quickly fall into a conventional husband-wife dynamic. … Continue reading The Odd Couple (1968)
Damsel (2018)
Directed by David Zellner, Nathan Zellner The "damsel" in question is Penelope (Mia Wasikowska), and she does not need to be saved. Though she's the titular character, Penelope doesn't enter the narrative until halfway into the movie, and her role is really to be the eye of the storm, the center around which all the … Continue reading Damsel (2018)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Directed by Martin Brest Detroit cop, Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy), is a fish out of water in Beverly Hills when he goes to investigate the murder of his friend, Mikey (James Russo). As a black man he will find himself challenged not only by the man he's chasing after but the police as well. Eventually … Continue reading Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
True Grit (2010)
Directed by the Coen Brothers The 1969 film was a celebration of all things John Wayne while the Coen Brothers' adaptation of the same source material is much more broadly comedic, at least to a point. The Rooster Cogburn character here is played by a legendary actor in his own right, Jeff Bridges. He's somewhere … Continue reading True Grit (2010)
Game Night (2018)
Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein Game Night is a good comedy if you forgive a lot of the potholes, one-dimensional characters and general zaniness that comes with this genre. It's a boiler plate story construction though with an impressive visual aesthetic inspired by the work of David Fincher. The story is unspectacular even … Continue reading Game Night (2018)
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