#‘Sorry, Baby’ Review: Eva Victor’s Feature Debut Is a Frank, Funny and Tender Spin on the Female ‘Traumedy’

#‘Sorry, Baby’ Review: Eva Victor’s Feature Debut Is a Frank, Funny and Tender Spin on the Female ‘Traumedy’

If the name Eva Victor is unfamiliar to you, it may not be for long. A winning, at times strikingly strong big-screen debut, Sorry, Baby positions the writer/director/star as a triple threat, with a specific, fully formed voice blending irony and earnestness to beguiling effect. Despite some familiar U.S. indie beats (Sundance is Sundance), the…

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#Soderbergh At Sea – /Film

#Soderbergh At Sea – /Film

“#Soderbergh At Sea – /Film” Can you even imagine going on a cruise again? I’m sure some people are perfectly fine with the idea – heck, some people would be willing to go right now, this very second, if they could. But here in the age of the coronavirus, cruises seem like floating Petri dishes; isolated…

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#‘French Exit’ Review: The Discreet Smarm of the Bourgeoisie [NYFF]

#‘French Exit’ Review: The Discreet Smarm of the Bourgeoisie [NYFF]

“#‘French Exit’ Review: The Discreet Smarm of the Bourgeoisie [NYFF]” Azazel Jacobs’ previous film, The Lovers, establishes its overarching and consistent tone from the time the opening studio logo appears. A self-consciously melodramatic piece of score cues the audience to recognize Jacobs’ perspective. He humorously heightens the stakes for an otherwise mundane story of aging…

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