Sundance Review 2022: “Palm Trees and Power Lines”

Year: 2022 Runtime: 114 minutes Director: Jamie Dack Writers: Jamie Dack, Audrey Findlay Stars: Lily McInerny, Jonathan Tucker, Gretchen Mol By Morgan Roberts Lea (Lily McInerny) is a bored teenager existing over a banal summer, simply waiting for her life to start.  Her mom, Sandra (Gretchen Mol) isn’t always the most attentive.  So, one evening, Lea meets Tom (Jonathan Tucker), a man significantly older than … Continue reading Sundance Review 2022: “Palm Trees and Power Lines”

Retrospective Review: The Notorious Bettie Page

With a title like “The Notorious Bettie Page,” you would almost expect Mary Harron’s biopic on the “Queen of Pinups” to be explicit and shockingly erotic in nature. However, “The Notorious Bettie Page” is a sophisticated, sympathetic reflection of a woman who is misunderstood due to the sexual nature of her work and the film is also a celebration of a woman’s sexual liberation. Continue reading Retrospective Review: The Notorious Bettie Page