Lynn Shelton had developed what was becoming her own distinctive blend of comedy and drama, one that drew on strong writing, improvisation, and women characters.
Film Review: “Driveways” — The Soul of a Man
It’s a simple and formulaic premise: a boy with a single mom and an old widower become soulmates. But Driveways transcends cliché because of its strong direction and performances, especially from the late Brian Dennehy.
Shelter in Place Attractions: Places to Find the Best Video Essays on Film
Video essays have been characterized as “the articulation of thought in audiovisual form.”
Television Review: “The Virtues” — The Twisted Path to Redemption
The pace of this superb mini-series is keyed to generating intimacy with the characters and their struggles.
Film Review: “First Cow” — A Bovine Tour de Force
Marvelously acted and directed, First Cow is a masterpiece that dramatizes how struggle and adversity are part of the human comedy.
Film Interview: Talking to Autumn de Wilde and Anya Taylor-Joy about “Emma.”
A comical version of Jane Austen is coming our way via Autumn de Wilde’s Emma.
Film Review + Interview: “The Assistant” — Silent Witness
While The Assistant’s scenario alludes to Harvey Weinstein, the problem is systemic in the entertainment business and probably many other workplaces.
Film Review: “Uncut Gems” — Breathtaking Authenticity
You will laugh at Uncut Gems, but you will leave the theater shaking.
Film Review” “Waves” — Generations in Search of Grace
Waves is a plea for mutual understanding, for acts of grace that transcend race, age, gender, and social status.
Arts Commentary: “Counterculture in Boston 1968 – 1980s” — High and Heady Days
About the post-Reagan era, Boston Phoenix and Boston After Dark editor, Arnie Reisman, observes: “Everything went to sleep, and while we were sleeping, the Republican Party grew six more heads.”