Choices
Movie Pick of the Week
Dear Friends,
I’m writing. I’ve been writing, but for the past few weeks it’s been frustrating getting a handle on what I want to say and how I want to say it. Although I took a theatrical break last week1, I’m still committed to seeing a movie each week in theaters and letting you know about it. So for the time being:
There are three notable films from which to choose. Susan highlighted Two Women, written by Catherine Léger and directed by Chloé Robichaud, and described as “an irrepressible comedy about two mothers who refuse to settle for stagnant lives, and instead pursue the joy they need to feel alive and fulfilled.” Sounds great. We’ll see it at the Angelika on Wednesday (Apr 29) at 7pm.
The other two movies are Blue Heron, written & directed by Sophy Romvari, which has the highest metacritic rating (93) of any release this year, and Mile End Kicks, written & directed by Chandler Levack and starring Barbie Ferreira who plays a rock music journalist. We saw the trailer in the theater a few weeks ago and the movie looks charming and fun. My hope is to see both of these films over the next two weeks, but there’s no guarantee they’ll still be in theaters. Fingers crossed!
To the pleasure of films and the discussions they spark,
Josh
At home, however, we watched The Beaches of Agnes, which is a wonderfully lyrical and poetic cinematic memoir, entirely moving and absorbing. Agnes Varda was one of the greatest to ever tell stories with the moving image.