I’ve wanted to see this movie for a long time now. Here are my thoughts on Meryl Streep’s and Jeremy … More
Tag: movies
‘Midnight Cowboy’ (1969): Revisiting the Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight Classic
Originally posted in Counter Arts on Medium on September 3, 2024 I watched Midnight Cowboy with a friend the other … More
People Inspo: Nora Ephron’s Life as a Writer in Four Interviews, with a Few Lessons to Share
I‘ve recently read Nora Ephron’s The Last Interview and Other Conversations (2015) and the four interviews in this slim volume … More
Simon Helberg in ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’, Alongside Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant
Upon watching Florence (2016) again, I have a new favorite actor. It’s Simon Helberg, who may very well earn an … More
Official Competition (2021), a Meta Film and a Masterclass in Acting
I happened to turn on the TV last night right before the film Official Competition started (a 2021 Spanish-Argentinian coproduction, … More
Ticket to Paradise with Julia Roberts and George Clooney: Warm, Funny, Satisfying
And . . . I saw Ticket to Paradise two days ago! I’d really I missed seeing a fully-fledged Hollywood … More
“Everything is copy,” said Nora Ephron. But in what way?
There was something that nagged at me quite a lot recently when I read a piece about the late Nora … More
Marriage Story (2019): Tender Love, Bumbling Inside
I recently watched the Oscar-winning Marriage Story (2019) on Netflix, Noah Baumbach’s love story filtered through a divorce, and found … More
Punchline (1988), Starring Tom Hanks. A Sort of Review (with Spoilers!)
I caught Punchline (1988) on TV a few days ago around 11–11:30 p.m., while I was waiting for a mango … More
