The Great Gatsby: Movie Review

Famous scenes and symbolism re-imagined beautifully but also problematically.

“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’” I have been frequently convinced that Baz Luhrmann does not know how to read, but I do have the advantage of literacy. However, I am not Nick Carraway and am not compelled to follow his father’s advice that opens Fitzgerald’s classic novel.		2013 Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Screenplay by: Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton

See Girl Run: Movie Review

See girl travel back home and slowly think about changing her depression.

“See Girl Run” sees Emmie (Robin Tunney) missing her old high school boyfriend. She’s married now but decides she’s not happy and wants to revisit her life with Jason (Adam Scott). Jason still lives in their hometown, is the local star of a seafood restaurant and is in a dead-end relationship. And the whole movie is reinforcing those same concepts over and over again.		2012 Directed by: Nate Meyer Screenplay by: Nate Meyer Starring: Robin Tunney and Adam Scott

Like Someone in Love: Movie Review

A peculiar relationship dissected as subtly as possible.

“Like Someone in Love” is Abbas Kiarostami’s follow-up to the mind-bending relationship drama “Certified Copy”. Dissection of the title alone provides so many interesting clues and directions for the film to take in addition to what was analyzed previously. And while it does in fact address those interesting ideas (indirectly), it is as minimal as any film-going audience could possibly stand.		2012 Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami Screenplay by: Abbas Kiarostami Starring: Rin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno, Ryo Kase