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Tag: Sony Picture Classics
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East of Wall: Authentic and Gritty
East of Wall intrigued me because of the story of Tabatha Zimiga and her family. The film stars Tabatha Zimiga as herself and Portia Zimiga playing herself as well. Given that it’s unusual for the subject of a film to play themselves, I wondered how that would impact the story and the acting. Rather than…
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Oh, Hi: Odd Dark Comedy
Billed as a romantic comedy, Oh, Hi was a film I was intensely curious about. The bits I’d seen looked funny and there were a couple of the actors that I really like. What baffled me after watching is that it is far more of an odd dark comedy than a romantic comedy. While far…
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Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: Emotional Performances
“Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” is a film told from the perspective of an eight year old child, Bobo and her understanding of the 1980 war for independence in Zimbabwe. In watching, it was easy to see how Bobo attempts to navigate the circumstances of her life and her understanding of race and…
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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life: Funny and Endearing
I was expecting a romantic comedy when I went to see Jane Austen Wrecked My Life but I wasn’t expecting such a funny and endearing film. While it does have romance and comedy, it is unexpectedly human and honest with performances that are real and nuanced with a beautiful ending. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life…
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On Swift Horses: Emotionally Compelling
From what I read about the film, I thought the story sounded interesting. And a film about secrets always implicitly promises a certain amount of drama. What On Swift Horses brings is an emotionally compelling plot where there are no easy solutions for the characters, characters that are dynamic together, and all about being true…
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I’m Still Here: Dynamic and Impactful
If you want to understand a fascist government and how impactful that can be on ordinary citizens, this is the film to watch. Not only does it have brilliant performances, emotional scenes but it is dynamic and impactful, a film that does a stunning job of presenting how a fascist government can make individuals disappear.…
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The Room Next Door: Excellent Performances, Slow Story
I was honestly excited to get to see this film, mostly because of the people involved in telling the story. I’ve enjoyed Pedro Almodóvar’s work on prior films. In addition, we have Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, both powerhouse performers. The film explores some very thought provoking ideas with excellent performances but the story was…
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“The Outrun”: Journey of Healing
When I heard about the film The Outrun, I was curious. I like films set in the United Kingdom and I thought the premise sounded compelling, especially a film about trying to heal. After watching it, I found that while it does meander at times, it truly is a journey of healing for the character,…
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Kneecap: Music is the Star
Anything that is music based is always of interest to me and this one even more so with the use of the Irish language. I was very hopeful that it would be an interesting film and I wasn’t disappointed. The film was riotously colorful, unique and full of intriguing characters. While the story is fun,…
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“We Grown Now”: Beautiful and Poignant
I always look for films that will give me a different or better perspective on other’s, to open my world a bit and allow me to experience through film what others might encounter. This film really unveils the housing of Chicago, how the war on drugs impacted the families living in that housing, especially the…
