Out to own this week:
Frances Ha
“This has not been great for awhile,” Daniel to Frances
Black and white photography. A play fight in a New York park between Frances (Greta Gerwig) and best bud Sophie. They are also flatmates, seeming to do everything together. Both have other halves, but they are minor players, especially when Frances’s ends it for her reticence towards moving in together. The twosome profess love for one another, and greet each other with “Ahoy sexy!” Then Sophie lets us her down, and chooses to rent with someone else. And that sets the tone for the film. It’s about everyone letting down Frances, but her not getting depressed about it. Even though she can be her own worst enemy - can’t we all? – we watch at her attempts to strive forward in the quicksand of modern life as a twenty-something. [To read more, click here.]
Black and white photography. A play fight in a New York park between Frances (Greta Gerwig) and best bud Sophie. They are also flatmates, seeming to do everything together. Both have other halves, but they are minor players, especially when Frances’s ends it for her reticence towards moving in together. The twosome profess love for one another, and greet each other with “Ahoy sexy!” Then Sophie lets us her down, and chooses to rent with someone else. And that sets the tone for the film. It’s about everyone letting down Frances, but her not getting depressed about it. Even though she can be her own worst enemy - can’t we all? – we watch at her attempts to strive forward in the quicksand of modern life as a twenty-something. [To read more, click here.]
The Taste of Money
“Cash without trouble. There’s no such thing,” Young-Jak Joo (Kang-woo Kim)
Director Sang-soo Im follows up THE HOUSEMAID with another tale of the South Korean super-rich. His 2010 film felt anachronistic, dealing with issues that were relevant generations ago. THE TASTE OF MONEY begins strongly. Might this be a perceptive take on the world we live in, the haves and have nots? Unfortunately, we are not in SYRIANA or MARGIN CALL territory. Tired thriller mechanics take over and we are left with an empty, polished vessel. [To read more, click here.]
Director Sang-soo Im follows up THE HOUSEMAID with another tale of the South Korean super-rich. His 2010 film felt anachronistic, dealing with issues that were relevant generations ago. THE TASTE OF MONEY begins strongly. Might this be a perceptive take on the world we live in, the haves and have nots? Unfortunately, we are not in SYRIANA or MARGIN CALL territory. Tired thriller mechanics take over and we are left with an empty, polished vessel. [To read more, click here.]
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