Adventures in Film: February 2024
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) One of the first films that I have a memory of seeing as a young kid. Even though so many of the performances are wooden, the dialogue can be rickety as hell, and some of the effects have aged like milk, it still oozes with character, warmth and magic. All These Women (1964) This is the first film in the Ingmar Bergman's Cinema box set from Criterion that I haven't connected with. I think it largely comes down to the fact that I don't think Bergman had the chops for comedy at this stage in his career. To watch a feature length comedy film and not laugh once is like staring at a bright light to bring on a sneeze that you are on the brink of and never quite succeeding. Women Talking (2023) Caught up on some big films from last year that I didn't get to at the time, and Women Talking was at the top of that list. It is just stacked with stellar performances, and to be honest I think the film speaks for itself louder than