Director Alice Diop refuses all sensationalism. The plot suggests violent sensationalism and complex maternity themes but only the latter is present. Film semi trial#Should it feel this leisurely and extended when thematically it's about holding tightly and desperately to something that's rapidly slipping away? B/B+įrance's courtroom drama is about two women, one an Academic writing a book touching on the Medea myth and the other on trial in a tabloid-ready infanticide case. Though it's just 120 minutes the pacing doesn't quite work. Film semi professional#Still I admit I missed the tautness and potency that economically shaped and scripted dramas starring professional actors can often have. Film semi movie#In other words it's the best kind of review! Carla Simon's movie is beautifully observed throughout with some sequences and shots that are still haunting. Have you read Jason's piece on Spain's Oscar submission? It's a lovely reflective take that helped me appreciate the artistry of this film about a family of peach farmers who are losing their whole way of life. Release: In a sick joke this opens for Thanksgiving. Oscar Dreams: It would be shocking if this caught on with the Academy While the latter is true, I disagree if the cannibalism itself is a metaphor for anything that might put someone on the margins of society (and isn't it?) with no way to really co-exist with their fellow man, do we really need to watch the eating? C+ Elisa admired this in Venice and thought the cannibalism element was tasteful in that it wasn't fetishized. particularly in its final predictable act. The direction, soundscape, cinematography, and leading players were all very effective but, no pun intended, it left a terrible taste in the mouth. Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet go in the opposite direction, avoiding easy-queasy monstrous tics and instead genuinely feel like two lonely drifting souls who just happen to also have an insatiable taste for human flesh. I thought both acclaimed actors were legimitately bad with broad and obvious "I'm a freak!" performances. They seemed especially enthused about Mark Rylance (in the film's only large supporting role) and Michael Stuhlbarg, one of many longish cameos which tend to be a feature of road trip movies. The audience sitting around me at NYFF ate this up (sorry not sorry). I must sadly file this under "definitely not for me" Still, Bones and All will definitely be for some including maybe you. Art should not attempt to be for everyone so sometimes there are casualties. Guadagnino continues to be a force behind the camera but why is he using his gifts for this? And so soon after the interesting but still wholly uneccessary remake of Suspiria? I fear we'll never get another I Am Love or even another A Bigger Splash. The latest flick from Luca Guadagnino ( Call Me By Your Name) is an interesting experiment in fusing tender romantic drama with sickening gore. Can't wait to talk about The Fabelmans and TÁR but first some quick takes on recent NYFF screenings the last of which ( Triangle of Sadness) is just fabulous and now in theaters. When was the last time you moved? It's a bitch, right? Bone tired and the whole body aches from packing and box lifting and such. But HQ (aka the desktop computer) is now plugged in, wifi connected, and ready to be of use again if the rest of me can similarly recharge. Yours truly has been moving apartments for the past few days hence the radio silence.
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