Tag Archives: brothers

8,0-8,9, crime, drama,, male director

“Good Time” by Ben & Joshua Safdie (USA, 2017)

Good Time

Intense thriller, sustained direction, truthful personages, great sound track
A movie that has a “visual language designed to enhance the mood of its leading man without distracting from it” writes Brian Tallerico; a movie in which everyone gets used and abused to no end

Cast: Robert Pattinson, Buddy Duress, Ben Safdie, Taliah Webster, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barkhad Abdi
Director: Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie
Writer: Ronald Bronstein, Joshua Safdie
Cinematographer: Sean Price Williams
Composer: Daniel Lopatin

6,0-6,9, comedy, female director, romance,

“Your Sister’s Sister” by Lynn Shelton (USA, 2011)

Your Sister's Sister

Parallel relationships built between 2 half-sisters and 2 brothers / The father of the 2 half-sisters is evoked as a constant figure, whereas their mothers are replaceable (see Laggies)

Cast: Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass, Mike Birbiglia
Written and directed by Lynn Shelton
Music by Vinny Smith
Cinematography by Benjamin Kasulke
Film Editing by Nat Sanders