THE SUBSTANCE
Social commentary collides with body horror in a oozy farce about a former A-list actress who uses The Substance to become a younger version of herself - not figuring on the side effects. While the film is good, it didn't click with me. I found it's form over content style and over the top performances less than welcoming. I was done about a third of the way into this 140 minute film.
I SAW THE TV GLOW
Jane Schoenbrun's second feature is a film about the two friends and their love of a TV show over time.
Strange trippy film examining the notion of reality and how we see the world and ourselves. It's a very deliberate film that you are either going to love or hate. I didn't much care for it. It's not bad, but like Schoenbrun's earlier film it's just not my cup of tea.
LOOK IN MY EYES
A look at psychics and their clients. I know a lot of people who loved this and found it involving, but I couldn't connect, even though I truly appreciate the fact that the film is not judgmental.
THE BODY POLITIC
This is a very good portrait of Baltimore politician Brandon Scott a man trying to to fix Baltimore despite being attacked from all sides.
STRIPPED FOR PARTS AMERICAN JOURNALISM ON THE BRINK
An excellent look at how hedge fund moguls are buying up newspapers and then effectively killing them with cuts to the budgets that don't allow for real journalism. This is a film that's screaming a message that needs to be heard- more so in an age when billionaires are doing everything they can to control the media.
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