Directed by Olivia Wilde In Booksmart two best friends decide they must make up in one night for years of neglecting to have fun. They are Molly and Amy (Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever), and it's the night before graduation. While everyone else breaks free from their final class with glee, Molly is paralyzed with resentment, having … Continue reading Booksmart (2019)
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Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
Directed by Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is a sentimental, Linklater-esque nostalgia dream tinged at the edges with a brooding darkness. These are all qualities absorbed through observation rather than any dictated narration, with the sun-bleached scene established through images of characters driving peacefully through Los Angeles, listening to the radio and … Continue reading Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
Dazed and Confused (1993) [revisited]
Directed by Richard Linklater There is actually more 'plot' than I remember in Dazed and Confused. It's a loose story set on the last day of school in 1976, following an ensemble cast of characters as they just try to have a good time. And though the biggest plot point has to do with a party … Continue reading Dazed and Confused (1993) [revisited]
Computer Chess (2013)
Directed by Andrew Bujalski Analyzing Computer Chess seems a daunting thing to do. Half the people who find a way to see it will love it, and half will hate it. I fall into the former camp, but even then it's hard to figure out why it works when it does and when it doesn't work, … Continue reading Computer Chess (2013)
Eighth Grade (2018)
Directed by Bo Burnham I walked out of Eighth Grade feeling a buzz only coming of age stories can offer. In Kayla's (Elsie Fisher) journey we see something of ourselves. The film is a blend of universal truths and the hyper-specific world of today's teenagers. It seems that older movies used to capture a generation by … Continue reading Eighth Grade (2018)
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