Directed by Damien Chazelle EDIT: Not so much an analysis of the movie as much as me getting defensive about why I like it so much. It's nice to fall under a movie's spell. La La Land, to me, is a sweet, tender, intimate yet massive, nostalgic fairytale about dreams, dreamers and good fortune. It's … Continue reading La La Land (2016) [revisited]
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Directed by Jacques Demy "People only die of love in the movies." So apparently I love musicals, or at least I loved this one. Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg tells the story of two young lovers who are separated by circumstances out of their control, moving quickly through the months so that things happen very … Continue reading The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Directed by the Coen Brothers The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is about death, even as it starts as a broad comedy and certainly as it transitions into a surreal drama. It's a Coen Brothers' comedy in the mostly in the style of Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Intolerable Cruelty. Also O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Hail, Caesar! These … Continue reading The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
