I’m slumping hard. Movie of the Week: The Edge of Seventeen Friday The Founder (2016): In a very by-the-book movie about Ray Kroc, the ‘founder’ of McDonald’s, we get a bit of everything – a great performance by Michael Keaton, a lesson in (adapted) history and a morality tale about the power of capitalism. What quite… Read more

Busy, busy week, so I’m left a bit behind on my movie targets. Buuut, on the upside, I’ve finally gone below the 1960s, with a lovely little classic. Movie of the Week: Sherlock Jr. (1924) Monday Sherlock Jr. (1924): I guess it’s more of a mental hassle to get used to the unfamiliar, than it actually… Read more

The second week is always the hardest. New year’s glow starts to fade, you’ve already failed several resolutions, the weather’s cold, yet the snow is melting. So it’s best not to strive for too much, just make sure you’ve found a rhythm and are in control. Or the illusion thereof. Read more

Perhaps it’s as the protagonist herself quotes from Rousseau’s Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse: “We enjoy less what we obtain, than what we desire and are happy only before becoming so.” Read more

While some of the sad husbands who joined their beloveds would surely disagree with me, as they made gruntingly clear at each musical moment, La La Land puts together a musical narrative that’s at least as impressive as the accomplished aesthetic of the movie. Not that they would likely care about the aesthetic either, to… Read more

On this movie of the week: What struck me most was its serenity in the midst of apparent waywardness, a strong existential imprint moving the characters in their quest of self-actualization. Ultimately, the actualization comes as much through the self, as it does through others, and that’s just fine. Read more

This has been a really lazy week, film-wise. With Rectify coming to a close, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday were dedicated to the show, and episode after episode I felt weirdly overwhelmed by tenderness. Here goes for the rest, though. Movie of the week: Rectify (2013-2016) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Rectify (season 4, episodes 6,7,8): The last three… Read more

This turned out to be quite the indie week for me, although unpremeditated. Read more