Directed by Clay Kaytis The Christmas Chronicles has trouble getting going, but once it does it’s not far from the Christmas movies I remember so fondly from my childhood. It follows two siblings, ten year old Kate and teenaged Scott, on the night of Christmas eve, the first since the death of their Christmas-loving father. … Continue reading The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
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They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead (2018)
Directed by Morgan Neville Morgan Neville has had quite the year, and the subjects of his two 2018 documentaries, this and Won't You Be My Neighbor? couldn't be more different. One was Mr. Rogers, the man you wish was your grandpa, and the other is Orson Welles. This documentary chronicles the struggle for Welles to finish … Continue reading They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead (2018)
The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
Directed by Nicole Holofcener Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn) suffers quietly in The Land of Steady Habits. By the time we meet him wandering cluelessly through Bed, Bath & Beyond (or is it Pottery Barn?) he has already divorced his wife, Helene (Edie Falco) and quite his job in finance for an early retirement. "You are the … Continue reading The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
