Directed by David Gordon Green Undertow effectively captures the feeling of watching a myth unfold. It's the story of two boys on the run, somewhere in a rotting but mystical version of the Deep South, through communities of runaways, individuals looking for love, a couple navigating past tragedies, running along rivers that carry promises to … Continue reading Undertow (2004)
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Into the Wild (2007)
Directed by Sean Penn I've had a hard time getting Christopher McCandless out of my head this week. While in a Wisconsin cabin I picked up Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, learning in more detail about McCandless' journey which I had first come to know about upon the film's release over a decade ago. Armed with … Continue reading Into the Wild (2007)
Certain Women (2016)
Directed by Kelly Reichardt Certain Women tells the story of three women in a small Montana town. Their lives intersect but not to any noteworthy degree, instead just passing by like the characters in Richard Linklater's Slacker. This overlapping quality has little to no dramatic momentum and instead just further fleshes out the world, to take … Continue reading Certain Women (2016)
Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Directed by Olivier Assayas In Clouds of Sils Maria, an actress holds on dearly to the past while considering taking a role in a remake of the film which first made her a star. With shades of Ingmar Bergman's Persona (1966), Maria (Juliette Binoche) spends most of her time with personal assistant, Valentine (Kristen Stewart), who pushes … Continue reading Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
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