F1: THE MOVIE. All (well, most) of my constant pearl-clutching, tooth-gnashing lamentation at the state of American cinema comes from a place of love. I’m a generational relic, but surely not alone in experiencing many of my transcendent moments and epiphanic revelations while knelt at the altar. This abiding affection is tempered by reticence and […]
By John J. Bennett
Posted inArts + Scene
Girls on Their Own
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS. To me, rural Pennsylvania has never seemed especially welcoming, even on its best day. And slushy winter, 17, pregnant and getting catcalled while trying to perform in the high school talent show is nobody’s best day. Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) may not know she’s pregnant when we meet her but she’s having […]