Gigantic: A Review

Gigantic
Starring Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel.

The director, Matt Aselton was endearingly funny during the Q&A after the film.
It was interesting to hear that even he was unable to understand the reasoning behind some of the strange goings on in the film.
The Homeless/Con Edison/Hunter is one of the odd character metaphors that is kind of left to interpretation by the viewer.

Overall, I enjoyed the movie. Dano is very believable as an unexpected love interest for Zooey's quirky character.
John Goodman plays Zooey's rich father with back problems. It's nice to see him in a good role again.

So far, the film festival has shown two very good movies that I would definitely recommend to any film lover, not just Indie film lovers.

Gigantic will be released on theaters today.

Lymelife review

Last night was the New York premiere of Lymelife.
It was the first of seven films showing at the Gen Art Film Festival.

The movie was fantastic. It stars the wonderful Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessey (Law & Order), Kieran & Rory Culkin, Cynthia Nixon, and Emma Roberts. Set in Long Island. The movie revolves mostly around the youngest son (Rory) of the family and a sort of coming of age. There are some great realistically awkward moments as well as some seriously intense scenes. It was well written and very well cast.

I can see why it was the opening of the festival but it will be a tough act to follow.

The movie opens in limited release in theaters April 8th.
If it's playing by you, I would recommend going to see the movie.
If not, put it in your Que.