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| Must Read After My Death | ||
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| Review by Ross Anthony | ||
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With hundreds of hours of audio and video recordings from his grandparents' 8mm camera and personal correspondences, and even therapy sessions, Morgan Dews assembles a kaleidoscope behind-the-scenes view into a 1960's American family. No narration, just the curious inside peeks of the family members themselves. It's instantly fascinating. As we seek to make sense of our own lives and relationships, a Leave it to Beaver family opens its vulnerable unspeakable underbelly to us. Through their challenges, perhaps, we feel more comfortable with our own. This presentation is very personal, at times intense, but always interesting. The music fits, but is overused and at times drags. The buzz and pop and hum of last century's various recording devices makes the audio track a bit difficult, so the captions are quite handy. I can appreciate the technical issues in bringing all these sound bites together, but the dead silences drop in awkwardly. Lastly, I was hoping for more impact in the wrap up. Not necessarily some sense-making summary, no, just something more satisfying. Despite these imperfections, "Must Read After My Death" is still a very curious, unique and personal documentary worth seeing. |
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Grade..........................B+ (2.5/4) |
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Copyright © 1998-2023 Ross Anthony, Author - Speaker - Solo World Circumnavigator In addition to reviewing films and interviewing celebs at HollywoodReportCard.com, traveling the world, composing great music, motivational speaking, Mr. Anthony also runs his own publishing company in the Los Angeles area. While traversing the circumference of the planet writing books and shooting documentaries, Mr. Anthony has taught, presented for, worked &/or played with locals in over 30 countries & 100 cities (Nairobi to Nagasaki). He's bungee-jumped from a bridge near Victoria Falls, wrestled with lions in Zimbabwe, crashed a Vespa off a high mountain road in Taiwan, and ridden a dirt bike across the States (Washington State to Washington DC). To get signed books ("Rodney Appleseed" to "Jinshirou") or schedule Ross to speak check out: www.RossAnthony.com or call 1-800-767-7186.
Go into the world and inspire the people you meet with your love, kindness, and whatever it is you're really good at. Check out books by Ross Anthony. Rand() functions, Pho chicken soup, rollerblading, and frozen yogurt (w/ blueberries) also rock! (Btw, rand is short for random. It can also stand for "Really Awkward Nutty Dinosaurs" -- which is quite rand, isn't it?) Being alive is the miracle. Special thanks to Ken Kocanda, HAL, Jodie Keszek, Don Haderlein, Mom and Pops, my family, R. Foss, and many others by Ross Anthony. Galati-FE also deserves a shout out. And thanks to all of you for your interest and optimism. Enjoy great films, read stirring novels, grow. |
