Charlie Cappa (G-Doggy.)

I'm a big fan of Miranda July for sure. "Me And You And Everyone We Know" is one of my favourites from 2000-2010. Her new film "Kajillionaire" is a very good one which has me excited for what will be coming next. I will say that if you are looking for a more orthodox style of storytelling this one may not be for you, IMO. It seems to be about a family of con-artists who happen to meet Melanie (Gina Rodriguez) on a flight as she attempts to calm down the father Robert (Richard Jenkins) during turbulence and it sort of goes from there... It's important to state that I mention "seems to be about" as the plot is not so important but rather on how the characters interact with each other and their immediate environment. The loose story is there in order to give an explanation and rationale behind the actions of the characters, particularly the family. Of course, there needs to be an ending but it is most definitely a character driven film. The film really focuses on the daughter Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood) and how she slowly begins to see her family and the world in a new way after living a very sheltered and extremely isolated experience up until then. Rodriguez's character acts as the middle ground to bring normalcy to help highlight just how odd the family and their dynamic is. For me, it is important that the pace is frantic but somehow organic. This helps to convey of how it feels to venture into worlds unknown, especially for someone who is only beginning to understand the beauty of expressing oneself after a lifetime holding it in. Wood, Rodriguez, Jenkins and Debra Winger as the Mother are all excellent in their roles somehow making this almost alien-like representation of the world seem real. A criticism I have is that I actually wish this was maybe 10-15mins longer to get a more in-depth look at Old Dolio's new world. I highly recommend this film for anyone open to seeing character-driven films with an open mind on how cinema can be done differently but beautifully. My rating would be something like 8.2/10

Definition of a coming-of-age story since this was filmed using the same main actors over the course of a decade. Richard Linklater has made a historically brilliant film. Story is simple... we are watching a boy and his sister turn into young adults. The focus does tend to be more on the boy, but we grow with them both. It's a masterpiece that is most definitely mentioned in my best American films of the 2010s and probably fighting for the top spot along with 12 Years A Slave, Moonlight, The Tree of Life and Winter's Bone.

Incredibly powerful movie about being an outsider in a not-so forgiving environment... We are watching a troubled young man grow up in three different acts until he reaches adulthood. For me, it's a masterpiece with incredible performances by Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris is devastatingly brilliant, Janelle Monae, and all three actors who play Chiron. I would recommend checking out The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray which seems to have had a massive influence on this masterwork by Barry Jenkins.

A jarring look into the horrors of WWII as inflicted by the Nazis on those who habituated the concentration camps against their will. This is a look into one camp inside one genocide among the many genocides that happened beforehand and afterward. For me, what makes this so powerful is the fact that it does not ask for your sympathy but rather gives facts relentlessly as per the material Resnais has been provided. It mixes colour and b&w beautifully. The colour seems to be used symbolically with the hope that humans can learn from things like this despite the atrocity of the acts. As an example, we see the same shot in colour as we do in black & white from the German stock footage of the landscape in Auschwitz, which tells me Resnais has hope for humanity despite his worries something similar will happen again. Personally, the most important question that's asked is "Who is responsible?" These things did happen but no one wants to take any sort of responsibility... not even the officers, who most probably gave the command for many exterminations and other terrors. Super powerful and there are some images that will probably stay with me forever. It is only 33 minutes long and each second is utilized to it's maximum capacity. Can't rate this sort of thing out of ten/10 *yes I'm aware I'm giving it 5 stars*

The story is captivating. If you're looking for a mystery/drama with some serious suspense with some creepiness, don't mind subtitles and a film being black and white, it is absolutely brilliant. A series of threatening letters are sent to various citizens in a small village which keeps people paranoid leading to the village gradually losing its cool. This is masterfully dealt with by the director Henri-Georges Clouzot as the pacing is just beautiful and deliberate. Pierre Fresnay is incredible as Remy Germain, the outsider doctor with a questionable background. If I had to rate, imo, I would put it as a 9.5/10.

I really loved this film with a fantastic performance by Willem Dafoe as a high-level drug dealer selling to the middle-upper class and rich. It focuses more on the crises his life has taken recently with encounters with his ex-love, his supplier attempting to go straight after some time in the business. By no means does it glamorize the fast and almost rockstar-like lifestyle of the server and his clientele but shows the dangers of not knowing one's limits from both sides. On top of this fascinating but lonely tale of Richard LaTour (Dafoe) is a killer soundtrack by Michael Been. It pretty much perfectly encapsulates the feeling as he traverses through the desolate streets of New York City. Personally, I enjoyed this more than Schrader's American Gigolo due to the slower, more poetic pace. That is just my preference in terms of style because both are great films. However, that being said there is still a fairly frenetic pace just like the aforementioned American Gigolo, just not as frantic. Personally, I wouldn't give this five stars but if I had to give it a number on 10 it would be: 8.5/10.

Don't know much about psychotherapy in all honesty. However, I can say that watching this show when it first aired and then rewatching it now has only made me appreciate its brilliance even more. Gabriel Byrne is incredible in his performance as Paul Weston, a psychotherapist who perhaps gets a little too close to his patients. He sees them to the best of his ability while managing all the messes that are ongoing in his personal life. If I'm to compare this to another show it would be Huff, but this is far better in my opinion. Huff was much more of a drama and InTreatment was focused on Paul's practice and diversity of issues encompassed by the numerous patients we are invited to get to know intimately across the three seasons. Highly recommended.