100 Movies in 2020: #11, Little Women The new Little Women movie is a masterpiece. Writer and director Greta Gerwig plays with the original book‘s story structure to reinvent the narrative for a new generation, turning it into a lively, luminous, thoughtful piece of art. Oh my goodness, go see it. Males, that includes you. […]
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25 Books: #3, Now That You Mention It
This is a story of personal triumph, although it sort of sneaks up on you. Nora Stuart is a successful physician living the dream in Boston. Or so it seems. We quickly learn life with her ER doc boyfriend isn’t great, and before we can dig into that problem, she gets hit by a van. […]
100 Movies: #6, Lady Bird
Becoming a better storyteller by studying 100 movies, 50 screenplays, and 25 books in 2020. To borrow the line from the Joni Mitchell song, I could drink a case of this movie, and I would still be on my feet. It’s charming and irreverent and smart and funny and bittersweet and poignant and perfect. Release: 2017 […]