A Child Is Waiting

Another banger

Another banger

If you wrote Directed by John Cassavetes on a mousetrap I’d be losing my fingers.

This is so different from everything he’s ever made. It barely feels like it’s from the same mind as A Woman Under The Influence or Shadows. It’s clear his filmmaking vision was compromised here. Even then, I found this quite heartfelt with some excellent performances, especially Judy Garland. It reminds me of To Kill A Mockingbird actually.

Behind Lynch, I think Cassavetes is my second favourite filmmaker. I just love the man’s approach. RIP.

If you wrote Directed by John Cassavetes on a mousetrap I’d be losing my fingers.

This is so different from everything he’s ever made. It barely feels like it’s from the same mind as A Woman Under The Influence or Shadows. It’s clear his filmmaking vision was compromised here. Even then, I found this quite heartfelt with some excellent performances, especially Judy Garland. It reminds me of To Kill A Mockingbird actually.

Behind Lynch, I think Cassavetes is my second favourite filmmaker. I just love the man’s approach. RIP.

This is like Christmas for people who want to hear the R word in movies again.
Quite a pointless exercise in tragedy porn, I thought. Just depicts suffering of these kids without much in the way of inspiration. Judy seems so unhappy to be there, it bummed me out.

This is like Christmas for people who want to hear the R word in movies again.
Quite a pointless exercise in tragedy porn, I thought. Just depicts suffering of these kids without much in the way of inspiration. Judy seems so unhappy to be there, it bummed me out.

sobbing. i want judy garland to call me darling!

sobbing. i want judy garland to call me darling!

I went in expecting radical, improvisational Cassavetes with Gena Rowlands front and center. Instead I got moving, dignified and slightly muted Cassavetes barely getting his voice out from under Stanley Kramer.

I went in expecting radical, improvisational Cassavetes with Gena Rowlands front and center. Instead I got moving, dignified and slightly muted Cassavetes barely getting his voice out from under Stanley Kramer.