Dan Conley

I’m going to start my examination of “Aftersun” with a word from Orson Welles. When asked in a 1960 television interview what gave him the confidence to make a movie as bold and original as “Citizen Kane,” he responded “sheer ignorance.” Welles said that not coming up through the

I took a few days off after completing “The Green Ray” and pondered taking a different direction in my next scene-by-scene movie analysis. I’ve decided to go with the 2022 film “Aftersun” by first time director Charlotte Wells. This is a departure for me in several ways. First, it’

Throughout “The Green Ray,” it feels like Delphine is building towards something. She cannot articulate what it is she’s looking for, but in a way, this doesn’t diminish her yearning, it gives it greater heft. She must have some grand romantic vision in her head that will be

This is the first time that I’ve taken a scene-by-scene approach to a movie and ended up liking and respecting it less as a result. I am officially downgrading “The Green Ray” with one more essay to go tomorrow, it is no longer on my list of favorite films.

Delphine had to hit rock bottom before her great revival began. But that means one more section that ends with her crying. I feel like apologizing for that. I’ve taken my non-existent cinematic audience on a fairly dull, somewhat depressing ride so far. I could blame Delphine for that,

To continue Thursday, August 2, Delphine happens upon a group of older people, four women and a man, who are discussing the Jules Verne novel “The Green Ray.” One woman tells most of the story, saying that she is not a fan of Verne’s writing in general — another in