Reviews by Nick Palodichuk
Nick is a member of the Minnesota Film Critics Association.
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It is a painfully beautiful film, much the same as its literary device of renderings of the attempted execution of St. Sebastian. Pain and beauty come together. They are not contrasted; they are merged in one of the best films of the year. “La Bola Negra” is both memorable and unforgettable. A rare feat but…
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I think with “St. Francis” and “Ghostlight” and now with this film. Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan are conveying that there is beauty in grief. Grief is never a smooth path. It leads to awkward encounters and awkward ideas or even awkward conversation, but grief also leads to better and improved relations to the people…
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There’s an abundance of mid 90’s nostalgia that plays out in the film. The costume, the dialogue and who was casted all reverts to that era. It is something that does bring the film down as it centers on it and does not concentrate on the story. The nostalgia drives the story- thus it becomes…
