ICARUS
“Even to understand the word ‘doublethink’ involves the use of doublethink. I was doing in parallel two things which cancelled out each other and being fully contradictory.” 2017. 121 minutes. Rated TV-MA. A friend of mine described Icarus as the Super Size Me of athletic doping and that’s not so off-base. The film’s director and star, Bryan Fogel, puts himself through a battery of unpleasant...
Phantom Thread
“You’re not going to die. You might wish you’re going to die, but you’re not going to. You need to settle down a little.” 2017. 130 minutes. Rated R. Next level spoiler alert: Not only is this a spoiler, but it’s also a review that’s all about the end of a movie, so it’s like, extra spoilery. Do with that information what you will; I went to see Phantom Thread with TBBC head honcho...