Movie Journal
Chasing Time (2024)
½

You've been a good little camera.
The Last Observers (2024)
½

We've had a damn good life.
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
★★★

It really is the comedy horror era, and this was just some good ol’ fashioned fun.
I enjoyed the character building and natural/quippy dialogue. I didn’t enjoy the camera work.
Hotel Chevalier (2007)
½

This is the closest we may ever get to Wes giving us a non-Wes film.
Princess Mononoke (1997)
★★★★
½

Got to see the 4K remaster in IMAX 😍
Anora (2024)
★★★★
½

Rewatching let me really sit back and take in the Sean Baker style. Especially since I’ve seen Tangerine between then and now, I really see the evolution of how Sean uses a camera and deep character building to make stories come to life. I also loved being able to let the photography wash over me and feel the breaths in the story more.
Halfrican American (2024)
★★★★
½

This was a ton of fun! I really felt the message of "otherness" and then, eventually, the feeling of belonging, and the journey to get us from one feeling to the other in a funny and warm, comforting way was just a joy.
This won Best Short Film at the Boulder International Film Festival, and Zeke gave a short Q&A after the screening.
Spacewoman (2024)
½

A well-told story about an incredible woman. The access to both home- and NASA-footage made this story complete, and I’m glad we got to hear from her family a considerable amount.
The Day Iceland Stood Still (2023)
★★★★

“Make good trouble, necessary trouble.”
A lovely telling of an important moment in history for the world. Great animation and I loved the interviews, especially because the intended audience is specifically the rest of the world (as evidenced by the reveals of who some of our interviewees were at the end).
Between the Mountain and the Sky (2024)
★★★
Definitely felt the love in this one. We need a lot more people like Maggie in this world. Now, I get that Maggie’s husband is the director, so it makes some sense that he would zoom in on her… but I really wish that, with this grande stage, they’d used more time to highlight Nepal and the foundation more.
Technically, a well made doc with good editing and a nicely told story.