I learned in Bananas from Brazil 1 that the yellow fruit should be mighty jealous of the size of the Brazilians director Alexander has found. Part 2 of the saga even more firmly imbeds that theory in my mind. I would say that Alexander cast these guys only with a ruler, but most are such good performers that the audition process had to be more than that!
I understood post-memory as passing down stories and images of one’s experiences that are not your own. For decades, rape has been depicted in cinema through a third-person perspective, leaving the viewer to observe rape; not to experience it.
For anyone who is not a cis white woman, a justice-fueled murderous rampage is not framed as liberation. Instead, they contribute to harsh stereotypes that vilify minority women with dangerous consequences.
The classic ghosts-in-revenge story expanded into an extensive dig into the historical social system while being funny and horny.
If “Good Time” was a lean exercise in suspense, “Uncut Gems” is an ongoing panic attack. It handcuffs us to an immoral man, made up of selfishness and unreliability. At every point, Adam Sandler connects himself to this idiotic soul, unearthing the misguided opportunism that comes with gambling addiction
In The Novelist's Film, Hong explores the meaningful things people share and inspire by virtue of simply engaging with one another.
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse has everything a movie director from the 80’s could wish.
