Tag: Relationships

  • Midsommar

    Midsommar

    Think back to a time in your life when you were going through a breakup — or, if not a breakup, then the unpleasant end of some meaningful relationship. Maybe you parted ways with a friend over some irreconcilable difference. Perhaps you and a loved one have not spoken due to some deep wounds in…

  • Gloria Bell

    Gloria Bell

    April is too early to be talking about the Oscars, but sometimes a gem comes along that’s worthy of the discussion. Director Sebastián Lelio isn’t well-known to American audiences. His only English-language feature prior to this year was 2017’s Disobedience. But Gloria Bell could be the film that changes all of that for good. Bell…

  • If Beale Street Could Talk

    If Beale Street Could Talk

    Barry Jenkins and Damien Chazelle both directed Oscar-nominated movies this year. The last time that happened was in 2017 when Chazelle’s La La Land was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner only to be supplanted by the true Best Picture winner — Jenkins’ Moonlight. The debacle was a distraction from what should have been…

  • First Man / Free Solo

    First Man / Free Solo

    Our audio equipment failed us in October, but we’re back and better than ever. Welcome to our first double feature podcast! That’s right, this month you get two movies for the price of one. Starting things off is First Man. After launching two masterpieces into the universe with Whiplash and La La Land, director Damien…

  • Annihilation

    Annihilation

    Our podcast this month was originally on A Wrinkle in Time. Then we saw the movie… Tune in to the beginning for Jon’s epic rant, and then stay for a discussion of a movie that’s actually worth talking about: Annihilation. Alex Garland is a prolific writer, ranging from novels (The Beach) to screenplays (28 Days…

  • Phantom Thread

    Phantom Thread

    This may be a bit of a spoiler alert, but there’s a moment in ​Phantom Thread​ where Reynolds Woodcock sees a ghost. It’s not particularly frightening, though you could be forgiven for finding it unsettling. And while it may be startling and feel out of place at first, truthfully the scene fits thematically in Paul…

  • I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore

    I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore

    For just a second, I want you to think back on the last time you were out in public and felt annoyed by a total stranger. Didn’t take long, did it? We all know these aren’t isolated experiences, but sometimes it feels like the world goes out of its way to send especially obnoxious people…

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    No one writes movies like Charlie Kaufman. Who else would make his feature screenwriting debut about a portal inside the brain of John Malkovich as he did in Being John Malkovich? Who else would turn his angst of trying to adapt a book into a meta-story of himself trying to adapt a book as he…

  • The Cowgirl Story That Broke Our Hearts

    The Cowgirl Story That Broke Our Hearts

    Of all three Toy Story movies, the second one touches me the most emotionally, and it’s mainly because of Jessie. In fact, she and her character arc in Toy Story 2 can almost be described as having a transforming moment for computer animated movies. No one can bring rich sadness to an animated screen like…

  • Through a Headset Darkly: The Advent of Virtual Reality Cinema

    Through a Headset Darkly: The Advent of Virtual Reality Cinema

    There’s no place I’d rather be than in a movie theater. Every room is a portal to another world. Go to England if you must. Round-trip tickets are on sale now for $1,500! Me? I’ll spend $10 for the glowing screen that takes me wherever the imagination can go. I like to get there early.…