Romance

Baker shoots Brighton Beach in these nauseating yellows and greens, like the whole neighborhood is lit by convenience store fluorescents. Perfect choice. The color scheme changes to Vegas gold when Vanya and Ani get married in a quick ceremony before returning to the sickly green tone that reality brings with Russian security personnel. The fur […]

Competitive sports films use metaphors to create the illusion of being intelligent according to their narrative approach. Guadagnino understands this situation and he moves through it with the same enthusiasm as a contented dog. Which, fine. "It's a relationship," Tashi tells Patrick about tennis. For fifteen seconds at a time, anyway. The remaining steps require