7. “Apples” – Director/writer Christos Nikou began scribing his “Apples” script – about a worldwide pandemic – in 2012. Little did he know that COVID-19 would shake up the planet, but thankfully his plague dramedy carries a lighter touch. For unknown reasons, random adults suddenly develop amnesia, including our lead (Aris Servetalis) – otherwise known as # 14842 – and a team of doctors and counselors help him form a new identity and start over. Nikou’s first feature film pits an average guy against uncomfortable, awkward surroundings, and through comic…
Day: February 10, 2021
Movie of the Week: ‘Election’
Happy Birthday, Alexander Payne! This uber-talented writer/director turns 60 on Feb. 10, so let’s celebrate the man’s birthday by looking back at one of his very best films: the sarcastic, cynical, and flat out hilarious dark comedy “Election”. “Election” (1999) – Pick Flick! Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon), a resolute overachiever, relentlessly pushes to be picked/elected as the student government president, but history/civics/current events teacher Mr. McAllister (Matthew Broderick) tries to obstruct her seemingly-destined political culmination. Writer/director Alexander Payne’s wild, stressful ride first appears as a straight-forward, light comedy, but he…