A Look Back: Sea of Love
In lockdown, I’ve dedicated myself to rewatching movies I haven’t seen for decades, as well as some classics I’ve just never seen. Falling into the former category is Sea of Love (1989), starring Al Pacino as Detective Frank Keller, John Goodman as Detective Sherman, and Ellen Barkin as femme fatale Helen Cruger. Sea of Love marked Pacino’s return to acting after a four-year hiatus, as well as several unfortunate turkeys. The Plot Keller (Pacino) is an alcoholic New York detective struggling with his divorce. He’s called in to investigate a murder where the victim is found lying face-down, naked, on a bed in a hotel room while the song, ‘Sea…
My 10 Best Movies from 2019
I love stories. It doesn’t matter what form they come in: novels, movies, television, autobiographies, or whatever. And I always love when I know – and usually I will know pretty quickly – that I’ve connected to a story. Then it’s just a case of sitting back and enjoying the adventure. Growing up in the 1980s, it was the blockbusters that did that for me. They were story-based, and the action complemented what was going on. Now it seems the opposite. Blockbusters are action-based, and the stories complement what’s going on. Well, they try. Too often, they feel like some loose thread woven around the action to link it together.…