Calico Skies was very poetic. There were beautifully composed shots and calculated edits. It stood out and reverberated emotionally. The socially awkward Phoenix was perfection. I loved the sequence of shots after he yells at his neighbors. Where he's sitting on his couch, hitting himself, the way the camera gets so close that its his eye and the surface of the couch. We're right there with him in his dread. The way his van is yellow, echoes his yellow belly coward self. Those small touches spoke volumes. This film is arguably Tom Seizmore's best film in his entire career. It revitalizes him not just as an artist but as a flesh and blood man. He's the Everyman of the 21st Century, closed off, plagued with regret, and blossoming with love. Valerie Esposito paints a simple narrative with complex emotions, breathtaking shots, and a true sense of what it is to be a person in this ever judging desert that encapsulates us all. Not a film to be missed!
Review of Calico Skies
