Film Reviews
I sat in the car and shut the engine off. The car cooled quickly and the windows misted. Lost in thought, I was unable to move physically from the emotional impact of having just watched The Wrestler. This was one of the most honest and heartbreaking performances I’ve seen from an actor in a very long time.
Somewhere between a fable and a fairytale, this haunting melodrama lyrically dips into both your worst nightmare and your most sublime experience in a passionate tale where sexual love and religious fervor engage in a battle to the finish.
I loved this film, particularly the acting and especially Cate Blanchett, but then, I love Woody Allen. For me, I go to see his movies for the same reasons I used to see Jean Luc Godard’s films…
Beyond the breathtaking images and special effects, Gravity is a film about adversity and our fear of dying alone, set as a stripped down survival tale.
We all look through the world through rose-colored glasses and when we take them off, discover a world we’d rather not see or live in. Until it becomes apparent that seeing people and things for who they are…