The best thing about being a film critic is discovering films that evoke unexpected emotions. These films stay with you and stay with you weeks or months after you have seen them. When a film like this comes from a great new talent, it is probably comparable to the adrenaline rush an Olympic athlete gets […]
The best thing about being a film critic is discovering films that evoke unexpected emotions. These films stay with you and stay with you weeks or months after you have seen them. When a film like this comes from a great new talent, it is probably comparable to the adrenaline rush an Olympic athlete gets […]
It cannot be that be a film that has more BDE (Brooklyn Dad Energy) than Goods — you’d have to go to a Park Slope bar at closing time with nothing but The National on the jukebox to find a more concentrated dose of paternal whimsy than in writer-director Indira Donaldson’s debut feature. The fact […]
Goods revolves around a single, straightforward question, but writer-director India Donaldson’s debut is mostly about the unspoken – and sometimes the pain, grief and regret that emerge fragmented and awkwardly amid everyday chatter. A thoughtful indie about a trek marked by life’s pains, teenage malaise, and awkward generational dynamics, this Sundance Film Festival standout, in […]
