Day: June 11, 2016

Being a great fan of Gerwig, Hawke, and Moore (as well as Maya Rudolph and Bill Hader) plus the fact it was written and directed by a woman had me at the theater on the first weekend.  And I was rewarded with a complicated story (Maggie’s Plan was not what I thought it was at first) and among other things excellent quietly made observations about the divide of household tasks in this modern American life.  Plus it was funny.*

Cost: $6.00
Where watched: Hollywood Theater

*Julianne Moore was hilarious as a Danish intellectual, and even Greta Gerwig’s clothing was low-level amusing.

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2016/maggies_plan.html

A second viewing–so the boyfriend could take in the delight of this film–proved just as fun as the first one.  There’s a narrative thread running throughout, but the underlying message is that movies are magic in their creations.  It’s the details that make this movie great and the details are plentiful and amazing.

Cost: $4.00
Where watched: Laurelhurst with Matt

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2016/hail_caesar_ver4.html