Every once in a while something really astonishing and fresh comes along and Thunder Road is both astonishing and fresh. It blew my mind! Jim Cummings deserves every accolade and more for this wonderful little micro-budget indie film. I'm a sucker for a good movie about mental illness. If you add in an element about parent/child bonds, family, or parenting alone then you've got me and I'll watch that movie. Thunder Road tackles loss, addiction, mental illness, masculinity, family bonds, and the stress of being a single-working parent, and yet somehow is a hilarious comedy. And it does all this without ever laughing at Officer Jim's mental breakdown. This film is filled with earnest love and pain and it balances all the feels and tackles tricky issues effortlessly. This is not a cringe comedy, it's all heart and soul. 5/5 MUST SEE! |
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Paterson is the newest film by Jim Jarmusch. Paterson is about a bus-driving poet in Paterson New Jersey. Do you need to know more? No, you don't. Paterson is small and quiet and subtle and nuanced and beautiful...and the dog is the best movie dog! I love Adam Driver and I'll watch anything he's in. I love Jarmusch and I'll watch anything he makes. So, this was naturally a win-win. ...also, Method Man... 5/5
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