Swung by our house today to grab a few extra measurements, in particular I needed to size up the doorway so we can figure out what furniture would and wouldn't fit through. I spent longer than I expect to there too, just soaking up the space and planning where to put various bits and bobs.
I'm on a bit of an awards season hype-train right now, and when so many nominees are at my fingertips on streaming sites like Netflix it felt rude not to check out Marriage Story. Effectively a modern retelling of Kramer vs Kramer, the film chronicles a marriage post-collapse. Noah Baumbach's script is expertly written without ever sounding self assured, then there's the added bonus of two great leads who know how to hit all the right notes. Adam Driver delivers lines with a pointed trepidation, like he's trying to keep a golfball in his mouth, but we all know he's moments away from choking on it. Scarlett Johansson too keeps her cards close to her chest, saying one thing but her eyes tell us so much more about how she really feels in any given scene. Maybe the film is just a hair too long, but when it's played this well, you kinda don't want it to end.
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