FULL DISCLOSURE (1): I arrived uncharacteristically late to my scheduled press screening of “The Boss Baby.” This had the notable effect of improving the film by virtue of its abbreviated runtime, raising my opinion from “festering, putrid malignancy” to “unbearably bad.” This is an improvement that can only be fully understood by enduring either “The […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Anomalisa” — Patience-Testing Existentialism, with Puppets
Charlie Kaufman is an acquired taste, and in this case, that taste may be too much for most viewers. This isn’t an easily accessible film—even for those of us that enjoy esoteric think-pieces. The confusing jumbling of meaning and imagery requires a few viewings to “appreciate.” Is it a bad movie? No, but it certainly […]
