Directed by Craig Gillespie Lars holds on tightly to a vivid imagination that makes some children seem gifted or creative but which they inevitably let go of overtime. While he blends into society, at least within this small midwestern town, he clings to a delusion that allows him to instill a blow-up sex doll with … Continue reading Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Directed by Morgan Neville I have a running list of movies that make me cry, and you can add Won't You Be My Neighbor to that list. It's not an outright tearjerker, but there are moments clearly meant to tug on your heart strings, and they certainly do. That shouldn't surprise you. This documentary about the very … Continue reading Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Life Itself (2014)
Directed by Steve James Life Itself chronicles the career and life of famed film critic Roger Ebert. The documentary is directed by Steve James who made the four year odyssey of Hoop Dreams, another Chicago-set story and a film which Ebert himself was very fond of. The documentary begins by acknowledging Ebert's recent passing, but then … Continue reading Life Itself (2014)
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