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)
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Beginners (2010)
Directed by Mike Mills I can't write objectively about Beginners because it is probably, presently my favorite film of all time. It's a lullaby, a soft breeze, the first sip of coffee, the cords of a familiar song, a towel after a dip in the ocean, and it is that moment you realize your car, which … Continue reading Beginners (2010)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Directed by John Hughes When someone plays hookie from work, what they might have in mind is Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Ferris (Matthew Borderick) is a high school senior whom the adults would say is a slacker but who commands the respect of "the sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all … Continue reading Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
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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