Medicine for Melancholy

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david f A nice low budget indie film about a couple hooking up in San Francisco that unfolds almost in real time. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Wiith an Oscar and a new movie just released I wanted to watch Barry Jenkins first movie. Taking place in San Francisco this modern "love" story portents great thing for Jenkins. The male lead, Wyatt Cenac, has been a featured actor on the Daily Show (I knew I knew him!) Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member I wasn't sure if this was a movie about two people in a city, or about a city illustrated through two tourguides. Either way, it works very well. That the city is San Francisco makes all the difference for me. Micah has connected with a woman he can't walk away from, or more precisely, he can't let walk away from him. Jo goes from wary and reluctant to extend the one-night stand that just ended as the movie opens, to embracing a wonderful day and evening with him. Clearly, its a better day than she's used to having with her absent boyfriend. But Micah lets his opinions on race get in the way at times, which almost drives her away, since his unsolicited and uncharitable thoughts obviously spring from his unhappiness that she not only has a boyfriend, but he's white. I just criticized another movie for being low on substance, and this film doesn't have much going on other than what Micah and Jo experience, but you will get much more out of it. You'll get a taste of the S.F. housing anxiety of 2008, which has only worsened by leaps since then. You'll get beautiful desaturated photography, which changes frequently, and you'll get to watch Tracey Heggins smile, which is the most beautiful recommendation I can give. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member After an awkward one-night-stand neither of them can remember, Micah and Joanne get breakfast. Joanne, an introverted upper class black woman who shares an apartment rent free with her white boyfriend who is out of town, shows little interest for Micah and takes every chance she can to repel him. Micah, an extroverted middle/lower class black man finds himself searching for Joanne throughout San Francisco after she forgets her wallet on the cab ride home. Throughout the movie Micah and Joanne gradually become fonder of each other while at the same time challenging each other's way of viewing themselves as a minority in San Francisco. They view themselves as opposites in some ways, Micah feeling suppressed as a minority while Joanne feels as if society cannot define her. The polarities in perspectives of two minorities, use of bright lighting, and monochromatic picture makes for a personal, and thought provoking love story done in the most simplistic way. Not to mention Micah and Joanne are basically the only characters in the movie which makes for an intimate experience for the viewer. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Someone stole a great book title... Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Tender examination of a love affair is slowly-paced. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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