The Man You Are

“What do you do when the man that you are isn’t the man you want to be?”
“Then you give the man that you are a swift kick in the ass”
– The Shield

You, The Living, A Brief Review

“You, The Living,” 2007, Roy Andersson, Sweden. An out-of-sorts woman, a man stuck in traffic openly explicating a nightmare, and a woman making love to a man who laments his retirement losses are just a few of the vignettes portrayed in this bizarre, funny and charming film.

What Happened Was, A Brief Review

“What Happened Was,” Tom Noonan, 1994, US. Two co-workers meet for an awkward first (dinner) date, brimming with heartfelt confessions, abyssal pauses and meditations on future artistic plans, connecting and disconnecting and trying to find their way together.

The Wolfpack, A Brief Review

“The Wolfpack,” Crystal Moselle, US, 2015. Interesting documentary about brothers kept locked in their New York apartment who used film to cope with the isolation. But nobody can be caged forever, and they eventually found their way into the vibrant, if dangerous, outside world.

Before Midnight, A Brief Review

Good romantic drama film by Richard Linklater called Before Midnight (2013) Great performance by the elegant Julie Delpy and her dynamic with Ethan Hawke’s character is raw and real, and they spend the film reflecting on their relationship and what brought them together.

1899, A Brief Review

From the creators of Dark, Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, “1899” is a thoughtful, artful science fiction Netflix series that keeps you guessing throughout. A real shame they cancelled it given all the terrible, endless shows we have to put up with. Give it a watch!