Directed by Jason Reitman The Front Runner is a sprawling ensemble of a movie about the first modern political sex scandal, that of 1988 Presidential candidate Gary Hart. The movie takes a look at an issue that in recent times has become rather black and white. When Hart was known to be sleeping around, with … Continue reading The Front Runner (2018)
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Up in the Air (2009)
Directed by Jason Reitman Up in the Air is a feel good movie in part about the recession. One of the first images we see onscreen is of people fired, expressing dismay, fear, anger and the like in regards to being let go. Closing images will revisit many of those same people addressing how they … Continue reading Up in the Air (2009)
Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town (2017)
Directed by Christian Papierniak Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town is a punk rock little movie made in the style of something from the early 90s, deeply colored with qualities of other Gen X movies. Mackenzie Davis plays Izzy, down on her luck and stewing in her own misery. When she learns that her ex-boyfriend Roger (Alex … Continue reading Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town (2017)
Tully (2018)
Directed by Jason Reitman Tully, the third collaboration between writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman, is a story about motherhood. Like Juno and Young Adult, this is a human comedy, sensitive to its characters and what plagues them. The humor in these movies feels real, sometimes painfully so. The Charlize Theron character in Young Adult might feel … Continue reading Tully (2018)
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