Tonight

“The best drama I've seen this year is Mud and I'd say the best sci-fi this year would have to be Gravity. I make that analogy because these are really pure manifestations of my understanding of drama and sci-fi. Seeing this in 3D was the first time I was not completely distracted. It reminded me of documentary footage of the Endeavour shuttle. Wonderfully realistic until you finish watching and sit with the story. Sandra Bullock gives a beautiful performance. There are so many scenes I love.”

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“This is the movie I measure other space movies against. We still talk about the dock after the credits.”

“The quiet shots do the work. When the score drops out you can hear the suit, and that is the whole movie.”

“The best drama I've seen this year is Mud and I'd say that the best sci-fi this year would have to be Gravity. I make that analogy — and then I still sat through the minions twice with my niece.”

“The beach landing is the picture. Everyone else is arguing about the plans. This one is about the people who do not get to see them used.”

“I went in for the ships and stayed for the way a sentence can rearrange a life. Bring someone you want to talk to afterward.”

“Every staircase is a class line. I have not stopped noticing staircases since.”

“A heist movie that remembers to be about grief. I rewatch it whenever someone says they didn't get it.”