New York Times Loves Babies
In his review for the New York Times (“Awwwwww, Ewwww, Who’s a Good Baby?”), A. O. Scott notes the ineffable cuteness of the subject. In case you need more proof, the Times offers an interacative slide show to look at more babeis. But in the end, as Scott notes, the film promotes an idea beyond just babies.
They grow, they learn, and they remind the rest of us of the astonishing power that is our common birthright. We are cast into the world as a bundle of reflexes, unable to focus our eyes, control our limbs or influence our environment in any way. Twelve months later we can walk, kiss, utter basic words and comprehend complicated utterances. It may be downhill from there: a movie called “Adolescents” or, heaven knows, “Grownups,” would hardly be as charming as “Babies.” But “Babies” just might restore your faith in our perplexing, peculiar and stubbornly lovable species.
Moonrise Kingdom
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World
ParaNorman
For A Good Time, Call…
Anna Karenina
Hyde Park on Hudson
Worried About The Boy
Loose Cannons
Extraterrestrial
Juan of the Dead
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Brokeback Mountain
Lost in Translation
Pride and Prejudice
The Pianist