Review: Train Dreams
When did a film last ask you merely to observe? Train Dreams is the kind of film that slowly sneaks up on you. It lulls you in with the earnest spirit of its lead, then leaves you filled to the brim with quiet reflection. It doesn’t really demand your attention with spectacle or grand narrative…
Review: Jay Kelly
Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly is a surprisingly optimistic examination of growing old, told through the cynical machinations of the Hollywood machine. What’s most impressive is how a seemingly unrelatable premise becomes personal and intimate, anchored by a simple but devastating Sylvia Plath quote: “It’s a hell of a responsibility to be yourself. It’s much easier…
Review: Hamnet
Actor and award-winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) helms a soft, verdant period drama about William Shakespeare’s family life and the tragedy that may have inspired his greatest work. “In William Shakespeare’s day, the names Hamlet and Hamnet were interchangeable…” This is the text card that ushers us into the film, a statement Zhao uses to…