Sunday, July 29, 2018

Arrival...Hidden Figures...La La Land...Fences

Arrival
I love me some non-Alien science fiction.

Sorry to Bother You, Billions

LaKeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson - also Danny Glover, Omari Hardwicke with an eye patch,  et al. The best tee shirts, earrings, and sets - a sci-fi fantasy comedy/drama - what happens when a telemarketer uses his 'white voice' , what happens when he becomes a power caller. A satire re capitalism.

Binge watched seasons 2 and 3 of Billions on a free trial of Showtime. Message: Always be your best self, or at least your image of your best self. The Wendy character (corporate shrink of Axe Capital) pushes employees to break through their own Gardol Shield, and she does the same for her husband, Chuck Rhoades, a wonderful Paul Giametti - could he play Napoleon?

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Get Out, The Quiet Place

Get Out
Can’t believe it’s been that long - fabulous and scary movie from Jordan Peele. Creepy acting from
Bradley Whitfield and Cathleen Keener and Ashley (Allison?) Williams. Racially, it was such a satisfying ending.
The Quiet Place
Go on with yourself John Krasinski. Heart-beating anxiety, peek your one’s fingers scenes. Tremendous empathy for everyone on screen - Emily Blunt and two young actors who play the children - one is a deaf - which is integral to the story. See and be terror struck.