★★ Two of the finest character actors working today come together for a bizarre, frankly misguided summer distraction entitled Between the Temples. Carol Kane has been on my radar for years, between scene-stealing turns in Addams Family Values and Jawbreaker, to an unhinged performance performance in 1997 gem Office Killer, and even final girl status … Continue reading Film Review: Between the Temples
NYFF 2022: Triangle of Sadness
★★★★★ As my first and only film at this year’s New York Film Festival, I could not have possibly selected a better title than auteur Ruben Östlund’s searing lampoon of Instagram culture and the social elite, Triangle of Sadness. From the very first frame, I was drawn in by the beauty of focusing on male … Continue reading NYFF 2022: Triangle of Sadness