10. Columbus. As with the Indiana town for which it is named, architecture features prominently in academic-turned-filmmaker Kogonada’s debut feature. And the best that I can say, upon viewing this film, is that there also seems to be a certain geometric connection between the influences at play: (i) it makes total sense, narratively speaking, that Kogonada previously made a video essay about ... Read More »
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10. Brigsby Bear. Written by and starring Kyle Mooney, of Saturday Night Live, Brigsby Bear is the most unusual film I saw this year. It opens in the home of James, who is too old to have the bedroom shown outfitted with costumed-bear merchandise. After a scene involving gas masks suggests the setting is a post-apocalyptic dystopia, Occam’s razor comes ... Read More »