i’m thinking of ending things – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS – Review by Susan Granger

October 6, 2020October 10, 2020 Susan Granger 0 Comments charlie kaufman, i'm thinking of ending things, jesse plemons, jessie buckley, Toni Collette

While writer/director Charlie Kaufman’s films –Syndoche, New York, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich and Adaptation – are, admittedly, an acquired taste, his latest venture into dual identities and dreamlike realities is his most eerie, abstract and confusing.

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I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS – Review by Sarah Ward

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Sarah Ward 0 Comments charlie kaufman, david thewlis, i'm thinking of ending things, jesse plemons, netflix, Toni Collette

Its title is a statement of uncertainty, so it should come as no surprise that much is far from firm within I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Charlie Kaufman’s latest feature. Adapting the novel of the same name by Iain Reid, I’m Thing of Ending Things makes good on its moniker by letting its audience into the protagonist’s head — though not as literally as Being John Malkovich, nor as creatively as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS – Review by Diane Carson

September 8, 2020September 13, 2020 Diane Carson 0 Comments charlie kaufman, david thewlis, i'm thinking of ending things, jesse plemons, netflix, Toni Collette

Prepare to dive down a rabbit hole of memory and joyful exploration of disconnected sequences. Figuring out how the pieces fit is a pointless endeavor. The only way to weave happily through this two and a quarter hour fantasy is to surrender to the tantalizing, playful, disjointed interactions and embrace the joy of letting go of reason and judgment.