Boyhood movie review: time in a cinematic bottle
An audacious coming-of-age tale unique in the history of cinema; deeply moving and beautifully authentic.
Before Midnight
Le Week-end review: la vie et le bonheur
A marvelous little unpacking of the meaning of happiness, precisely what constitutes it, and how to know whether you’ve found it.
my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards
Winners are indicated. I got 16/24. Pretty good, if I may say so myself.
OFCS announces 17th annual Award nominees
There are even more films I still need to see before I can vote. I need more hours in the day and more days in the week…
my GenX midlife crisis
I am having a midlife crisis because I’m stubborn that way, and because the best way to get me to do something has often been to tell me, “That’s just for boys.”
Before Midnight review: eavesdropping on romance
Marvelous. It’s impossible to shake the feeling that we are merely eavesdropping on reality. Witty, wise, and—most important of all—truly romantic in ways that movies usually aren’t. (new DVD/VOD US/Can/UK)
the movie I’m most psyched for this summer (Before Midnight trailer)
I hope Richard Linklater revists Jesse and Celine every nine years…
