My Movie Journal is Better Than Yours

Notes History

Date Viewed	Venue	Note
11.09.19	Blu-ray	This Screening is part of event: DVRfest 2019 Roll #5: 11 I haven't seen any of Soderbergh's "early" (meaning pre-Schizopolis) films aside from Sex, Lies, & Videotape. I didn't really know anything about this one so it was cool to not have it be terrible. I think Criterion did a great job with the packaging art direction, adopting a Norman Rockwell-esque painterly vibe to it because the movie does look really really good in its depiction of 1933. Lots of warm lighting and vibrant color. The story is kind of a midwest depression-era version of Empire of the Sun where a kid is basically left to fend for himself and figure out how life works. Umm... I liked this. It felt open and heartwarming and maybe a little sentimental but not in a bad way. Didn't love love love it, but it was a perfectly fine movie. I guess it's kind of hard to follow All That Jazz. Also, what's Adrien Brody been up to? Feel like I haven't seen him around lately. Incidentally, this goes back into the pool due to having The Underneath included as a bonus feature. Pretty crazy to have a whole other film listed along with interviews and deleted scenes. I could just double down and watch it but I had other Soderbergh films on my potential line-up so I think I'll end the Criterion random roll at 5 and finish up the night with his latest instead.