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Screen Rush is the blog of film critic and journalist Eric Kohn, whose work regularly appears in indieWIRE, New York Press, Filmmaker, Moviemaker, Heeb Magazine and a half dozen other outlets. A true twenty-first century movie buff, his writing centers around the impact of new media on the moving image, the changing face of film criticism, and the tempestuous relationship between pop culture and independent artistry. This site includes links to his recently published work and allows for additional thoughts on cinema's modern state. E-mail Eric at erichkohn(at)gmail(dot)com.

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Happy-Go-Lucky Makes Me…Happy.

Mike Leigh’s new film, Happy-Go-Lucky, provides a much-needed reminder that the art of the screenplay is very far from dead. This relentlessly entertaining, quietly thoughtful and wholly believable dramedy not only contains a magnificently liberating performance by Sally Hawkins as the sort of carefree gal more interested in enjoying her life than getting swept up by it—but the movie itself offers a swift rebuke to all the trite notions of the “second sex” still plaguing Western culture after all these…I dunno…centuries?

Happy-Go-Lucky opens in New York this October. It’s possible that Leigh’s screenplay and Dawkin’s performance could win a lot of awards when the season hits, but who cares? It’s a lovely accomplishment.

erichkohn posted to Upcoming Releases on July 15, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0)