Directed by Craig Gillespie Lars holds on tightly to a vivid imagination that makes some children seem gifted or creative but which they inevitably let go of overtime. While he blends into society, at least within this small midwestern town, he clings to a delusion that allows him to instill a blow-up sex doll with … Continue reading Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
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The Sacrifice (1986)/The Dead (1987)
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky; John Huston I recently watched both Andrei Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice and John Huston's The Dead and came away with a strong sense of how I felt but little understanding of how to talk about these movies. Both movies, though, have so much in common that it's almost as if they are made to … Continue reading The Sacrifice (1986)/The Dead (1987)