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Spaceman

Spaceman

★★★★★

Now Playing at The Paris Theater (opened Friday, February 23)

DIRECTOR
Johan Renck

CAST
Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, with Isabella Rossellini and Paul Dano

SYNOPSIS
Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by…

Liked reviews

And, you know, I’m mad about animals; but cats and raccoons get boring after a while.
My mom was obsessed with this movie for years and years. Tonight I got to take her to see it on the big screen. Wonderfully active audience. Little Edie’s dance was received with rapturous applause.
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A portrait of two decaying, idiosyncratic, mythic women who daily relive the joys and tragedies of their past. This is a masterclass of documentary editing, and it often had me wondering whether there was more than one camera rolling at any given time. The cinematography is playful and at times a bit mocking, and there were certain moments when the compositions and colors sum into something truly breathtaking. Celluloid is immortal. 

Watched for the first time, with a full house, in the same cinema where it premiered nearly 40 years ago. One of those moments that just reminds me of how special NYC is.

Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens

★★★★★

A perfect viewing experience as per usual, making me question the nature of modern reality television and wondering why it isn’t better like this. Thanks the Paris where this debuted some fifty almost years ago. A dream 🦝

Watched this at the Paris Theater but missed when the CEO came on to talk to the filmmaker because I WAS LATE. Little Edie served looks and vogued. Mother big Edie boots the house down with her singing (and her house was MESSY, including her bed, which made me self-conscious about my own). Loved watching them making friends (with the raccoons).


But on a real note, this film is both sad and full of hope. Little Edie, still feeling youthful at…