Film
Pitched in this era of hyper partisanship and sharp division, The Ground Between Us is notable because of the weight and balance it gives to the issues at stake.
Sofia Coppola’s flawed characters are part of the real world, engaged in authentic relationships struggling with universal dilemmas.
The real problem is the obsessive engagement with social media platforms that encourages attention-seeking behavior, and rewards it.
Five more feature films of great interest and their links, lovingly chosen to get you through the continuing travails of the coronavirus.
After the misery, cynicism, and division of the past four years, Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President is a breath of fresh air.
“Did you know that film director John Ford lived in your apartment when a boy?”
Our awareness of our delight in the homicidal temptations presented by film is itself a kind of twisted comedy that the critic is all too aware of.
This may be the year’s best ensemble cast, and that goes a long way towards making this multi-layered melodrama accessible and compelling.
There’s a larger story to tell about black composers and musicians breaking into the film and TV business, but its only lightly touched on here.
What comes through most resonantly in Apples is its envisioning of a society starting over, and its suggestion that a clean slate, accepted honestly, might not be the worst thing.
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