P and I have been watching a lot of movies together...
Little Children 6.5/10
A pretty interesting film but, yet again, I found myself sitting there thinking to myself, "I don't like any of these people and I don't give a damn what happens to them." Perhaps that was the intention. But it doesn't make for impactful filmmaking. An extra
for hot sex.
Tender Mercies 10/10
Seen this many times, but re-watched it the other night. It is a perfect film. Robert Duvall is fucking transcendent. The camerawork is so subtly skilled that you can easily miss the fact that this is art film. And it gratifies the human condition on so many levels that you come away from it feeling like you just spent the last two hours practicing insight meditation. I really like this movie, can you tell?
Antonia's Line 7/10
I could tell this was a pretty good film, but I just couldn't get into it. Must have been all that groping...those hands, those wonderfully intrusive, beloved hands.
The Virgin Suicides 9/10
P hadn't seen this one so I put on my Netflix queue and watched it with him. Sofia Coppola's first feature-length film. I really like her. She has very subtle, yet deliberate and confident style. Visually she is very eloquent...hypnotic. I look forward to following her career...she's the most promising young filmmaker to come along since Wes Anderson...in my not-so-humble opinion.