“I was with the woman of my life.” Cold War is a film from another time. It exists to be projected in a dark room, where people lean forward in rapt attention, perhaps smoking a cigarette or sipping on a drink. Afterward, they will go to a local bar, or walk beside the sienne, and…
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There is a certain mythos behind the act of creation. It can be regarded as a kind of transcendence, as if godly, going places unimaginable to the average human. There are, of course, acts of creation happening on a daily basis from extremely regular people. We create sentences with a breath, we grow plants, we…
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Here is something I know to be true: I love American Beauty. It’s a small thing to say, but somehow, it feels huge. Because Sam Mendes’ 1999 success has had a rough go of things as of late. To profess love, in 2019, could be considered a controversial statement. It is, at the very least,…
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In Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek does a whole lot to look like Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. He dons dentures, wears wigs, lip syncs, and moves his body in studied calculation. It is like watching a wax figurine come to life. Fascinating maybe, but only for a moment. Since when is this what denotes a good…
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A lot of Debra Granik’s remarkable second feature is spent without warmth. Tom (Thomasin McKenzie) and her father Will (Ben Foster) have grown accustomed to this, having spent a significant amount of time living in the national parks of Portland, Oregon. There, they have built a home: A living area, with a fire pit and…
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