Body/Antibody
May 4th, 2007
Starting out like a romantic comedy about a phobic shut-in and his sexy neighbor, this truly independent production soon turns into a taut, claustrophobic thriller. The debts to Something Wild, Shallow Grave, and Double Indemnity are obvious but never overwhelm the original vision co-directors Kerry Douglas Dye and Jordan Hoffman bring to their material. In the interest of full disclosure, I should probably mention that I’m friends with the filmmakers and appeared in their previous production — so I’ll refrain from giving Body/Antibody a rating. The film will be screening in competition at the Brooklyn International Film Festival this June. Body/Antibody features fine performances by Robert Gomes, Leslie Kendall, Frank Deal, and Deborah Gibson (!).
Body/Antibody. Kerry Douglas Dye and Jordan Hoffman, 2007. N/R
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Battlestar Galactica, Season 2
June 19th, 2006
Wednesday morning, 5:30am: can Commander Adama escape the Cylons this time? Yes, I’m seriously addicted, but now it’s over until the start of season 3 in October. This paranoid and claustrophobic series is narrative crack, and it takes the classic relationship troubles between humans and artificial intellgence (think Blade Runner) to the next level: now they reincarnate, and there are robot-human triangles and worse. No, this isn’t Shakespeare, but it’s compelling as all frack. The season finale is just about brilliant.
