It is not uncommon for professional critics and audiences to disagree, but when critics and the regular movie-going folks have such a major difference in opinion from each other, I become very curious as to why. An example is the debate around the 2021 film We’re All Going to the World’s Fair where the former…
I must admit that this is the first film I have seen by Danish-Norwegian film director Joachim Trier. Going into The Worst Person in the World, I was only aware that this was the third part of his loose thematic Oslo Trilogy. I wasn’t sure how I would feel by the end of this movie…
Director/screenwriter Jane Campion returns with her first motion picture in 12 years and it’s making some noise. The New Zealand born Oscar winner brings The Power of the Dog to Netflix, which started as a limited theatrical release. Based on the novel by Thomas Savage from which Campion adapts her screenplay, the film has already…
‘Parallel Mothers’ gives us a good dose of Almodovar, focusing on the complexities of motherhood and the legacy of family. The drama unfolds as the lasting effects of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco regime serve as a political backdrop. Almodovar’s distinct style is on display here and the excellent scoring and camera cuts…