Dr. Jane
November 4, 2021
Louis Wain, cat painter, illustrator, hobby inventor, hobbyist and would-be musician, was an unusual man. He was as scruffy as his hair, spoke a mile a minute, and moved kinetically through life. (He swims convulsively and plays the piano with his feet, which proves this). Wain became obsessed with using electricity for practical use, and later believed that cats could …
Dr. Jane
October 22, 2021
The Times is committed to reviewing motion picture releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because going to the cinema during this time is risky, we remind readers to follow the health and safety guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities. If you thought cat memification was a product of the internet, you may not know …
Dr. Jane
October 21, 2021
With its exuberant imagery (cats, tons of cats), picturesque Victorian shots, damask palette, strange camera angles, and old-fashioned screen proportions, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain might have been more than half too clever, aside from its amazing tenderness Depth of feeling and the brilliance of his main performances by Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy. This celebration of singularity – …
Dr. Jane
September 4, 2021
Telluride: Cumberbatch goes from “The Power of the Dog” to “The Ridiculousness of the Cat” in a wacky biopic that’s just whiskers. After Benedict Cumberbatch delivered the best and most unexpected performance of his career in Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog”, he retreats to more familiar territory in a bizarre Victorian biopic that might as well be called …
