Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre The Mustang is about Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts), a prison inmate with an anger problem as he develops an interest in working with wrangled mustangs to "break" them so that they can be auctioned off. It's an intimate portrait of the man, reminiscent of recent films like The Rider (2017) and Lean on … Continue reading The Mustang (2019)
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The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
Directed by Nicole Holofcener Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn) suffers quietly in The Land of Steady Habits. By the time we meet him wandering cluelessly through Bed, Bath & Beyond (or is it Pottery Barn?) he has already divorced his wife, Helene (Edie Falco) and quite his job in finance for an early retirement. "You are the … Continue reading The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Directed by Miguel Arteta Miguel Arteta’s most well-known films might be human comedies like The Good Girl, Cedar Rapids and the Michael Cera comedy Youth in Revolt. As the movie opens, Beatriz at Dinner has a similar tone. We follow a single character, Beatriz (Selma Hayek), through a normal day in the life until her car … Continue reading Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Only recently did Me and Earl and the Dying Girl become one of my comfort movies. That doesn't mean it's good, in fact I'm not sure how I feel about this movie anymore, but I can't deny that I get something out of it whenever I watch it, which has only been … Continue reading Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)