Boyhood (2014) The critics all loved Boyhood, and for once they’re not wrong. The director Richard Linklater took 12 years to make a movie that has the look and feel of a documentary, but is very much a work of fiction. It feels like non-fiction because it contains much drama, but very little plot. At almost three hours running time it was a little long, but worth the effort. Linklater’s experiment involved taking a six year old male actor and filming him…
I reviewed Stories We Tell last year and now it’s Streaming on Netflix. The Review can be found here and the movie can be found here. It’s a powerful documentary about the power of narrative and how we turn life into coherent stories. Sam
Gone Girl (2014) Why would anyone want to get married? Love, right? Children, could be. Money, yes there are financial advantages. Sex, certainly. Fear, maybe. Fear of being alone? Balanced against the fear of loss of independence? The big question is this “Is this person really who they say they are?” After watching Gone Girl most married people will probably sleep with one eye open and one foot on the floor. If a couple is planning a wedding they might just…