I'm Not There

1. Call Me By Your Name This international co-production takes place in the 80's and the cinematography nicely reflects that.  Very strong performances by both the Lone Ranger Army Hammer and the kid  Timothée Chalamet (who was also in Lady Bird ).  The story deals with a boy and his father's adult professorial assistant falling in love/lust.  Hold ooon, hold on, it takes place in Italy where the age of consent is probably lower.  Probably. In any event, the film looks like it belongs in the Criterion collection where were it not for the date on the credits, would be indiscernible from a movie shot in 1983.  The story itself feels like it drags on a little too much, they make the audience wait for the payoff where both characters realize how they feel about each other.  The sex scenes are not explicit, they are minimally shown and/or implied.  This movie reminded me of Brokeback Mountain , not because of the homosexual overtones but because it really seems like it is a b

Happy Belated New Year This is the first post in 2018 and I wanted to make it a nice one. The Reason?  Not just a Hoobastank song but sometimes life and things get in the way.  I've been busy going back to school part time, and work has been silly.   Anyway, in addition to that, the 90th Academy Awards are coming up and I decided to watch every single best picture nominated film along with a few others and write about it.  I had to space these out between homework and annoying responsibilities and relationships thus, it took a while but at last, here we are. I will split this into two posts because I read an article saying people won't read stuff if there's too many words.  Except when it comes to dating, people like things nice and short.  Therefore, in no particular order, my short responses to last year's best movies (according to the Academy).  1. Get Out Jordan Peele 's directorial debut of a smart and socially aware thriller. Who knew Meega