Film

In which your writer, though still enamored of the celluloid media, must confess to a certain exhaustion at the thought of another dark theater and the ever-present smell of old popcorn. Nevertheless, she soldiers on, and it’s a good thing too, otherwise she would have missed:

Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley

Wow. Like many people, I had heard of Jeff Buckley more than I had heard him, in spite of owning a copy of Grace, his first album (which I had apparently never listened to). This movie showed me the light, and what a light— Buckley was a phenomenal talent, and this film does a brisk but thorough job of proving it and giving some clues as to why. Consider me now a fan.

Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

The short preceding the Buckley film, another brief look into the musician’s life. In this case, the musician is one of the architects of funk, and the film is a tribute to Worrell while also a somewhat sad illustration of how his talent has been underappreciated.

The Works

Excellent comedy, gentle and whimsical. What might happen if you put Harold and Maude, Office Space, and Brazil in a blender and added a dash of the Coen brothers. I hope this one gets a theatrical release someday—it didn’t hit a single false note for me.

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