Dan Conley

I have taken several days to think about the next project in my scene-by-scene movie series. Two movies that are front of mind for me right now are the 2000 film “In the Mood for Love” and the 1975 film “Mirror.” It also happens that both movies are celebrating milestone

Calum’s crying scene that closed the last section ends with the camera trained on a postcard that reads: Sophie, I love you very much. Never forget that. Dad. When I was a teenager probably around 15 or so, I remember getting a call from my dad, who lived in

I’ve worked my way through “Aftersun,” very quickly and the journey will wrap up with the 11th essay. This is much quicker than I anticipated, but that’s ok — it’s not a situation like “The Green Ray” where I was groping to find anything at all to say

The segment starts with Calum, watching one of the Sophie’s videos, then abruptly turning it off and starting down for close to 30 seconds before he gets up and goes out the door. Meanwhile Sophie is trying to find her way back to the hotel room and has to

After the beautiful connection of the film’s last segment, the distance immediately snaps back in these scenes. It’s disappointing, but it shouldn’t be too surprising. It is common for people who don’t share easily to feel some combination of guilt, shame and frustration after sharing something

The distance of the last scene now closes in the most beautiful section of “Aftersun.” It begins with that scene teased in the opening, Sophie on her camera, the camera hooked up to the TV so they are both cast on screen in real time, and that personal question posed: