French movie posters, autumn 2015 edition
Finally, the last of my Paris photos from last month. All movies.
Paris photo: the cheese shop recommended by mice
Probably my favorite awning I saw in Paris…
Where Are the Women? Experimenter
The only significant female character here is the male protagonist’s wife, who has little to do apart from acting as his cheerful, supportive helpmeet.
Experimenter movie review: the subject is you
A creepy-cool vibe of constructed cinematic artificiality echoes the illusory nature of Stanley Milgram’s notorious experiment into human behavior.
Where Are the Women? Mississippi Grind
Women are all but absent here, and when they do appear, they are little more than aggrieved ex-wives or hookers with hearts of gold.
Mississippi Grind movie review: a killer hand
A compelling character study of two intriguingly flawed people, the sort of richly observed drama that has gotten all but pushed out of mainstream cinema.
Paris photos: 3D street art
Rue Dénoyez in Belleville is a little street packed with fascinating street art.
Where Are the Women? Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
With its gender-balanced ensemble, this movie is inoffensive, even reasonably fair, in its depiction of women.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension movie review: beyond the pale
Cheap, lazy, and limited by its slavish adherence to the found-footage trope. Bonus: features the most cynical use ever of 3D to boost cinema ticket prices.
Paris photo: Burger Dream
American chic in Belleville.
