A man who is balding but also growing his hair long comes into the coffeeshop with a girl who could be his daughter. They sit on the couch in front of me and both pick up a section of the newspaper that is in front of them. The girl reads…
When I was a kid, I knew I'd love being an adult. But more than being able to stay up late and eat cake for breakfast if I wanted to, what I didn't anticipate was how great it would feel to spend time with old friends, and their parents, sitting…
Best background noise to read to. This was a few days ago. Last night there was rain, but there was intense thunder and flashing lightning, too, all around us, all the time. All summer I've been longing for a really good thunderstorm and then I got what I asked for,…
There are certain sounds that will be comforting forever: slippered feet on that creaky floor, early morning radio debates, water being poured into a kettle, screen doors sliding open. I stretch and kick the metal footboard as I had done every morning, and before I am fully myself I forget…
Breathless/À bout de souffle, 1960. I know, I know, I'm the last person alive to have not yet seen this movie. I won't give a review of it or anything, mostly because I'm terrible at reviews but also because nobody needs yet another review of this classic film. All I…
Solaris, 1972 - the original! This is another great movie I randomly borrowed from my local library branch (see my previous post if you want to read me gush about the selection there). I enjoyed some of the out-of-context quotes in this one, as you can see. Of course, I…
An Angel at My Table, 1990. A surprising find from my local library (I love you, Nose Hill branch), which reliably has the best movies. I really enjoyed this movie, the story of it, but the imagery was stunning as well. I admit I didn't know anything about Janet Frame…
