I sometimes wonder: does Charlie Kaufman actually believe that anyone outside his mind is real? His main characters definitely seem to have their doubts. At times they seem to think that they’re the only real people in the world – and they’re not even sure of that. These characters also tend to b the Charlie […]

Headspace Oddity: I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Jake: “Umutsuz görünüyor.” Genç kadın: “Neymiş o?” Jake: “Hepsi. Her şey. Yaşlanmak, bedenin çöküşü, işitme ve görme yetisinin kaybı. Göremiyorsun, görünmez oluyorsun. Onca yanlış tercih yaparsın. Hepsi yalan.” Genç kadın: “Yalan olan ne?” Jake: “Bilmiyorum. İşlerin düzeleceği; hiçbir şey için geç olmadığı; Tanrı’nın senin için bir planı olduğu; yaşın önemsiz olduğu… Genç Kadın: “Kapa çeneni!” […]

I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Charlie Kaufman’s newest film is a psychological drama with elements of “magical realism”. In the story, one young woman (Jessie Buckley) travels in a snowstorm with her boyfriend Jake (Jesse Plemons) to meet his parents in their farmhouse. She is one eccentric and “artsy” person who is unsure of her […]

“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” Review

The following contains major spoilers for i’m thinking of ending things!!! Let’s be honest, 2020 is just the worst. It is an absolute black hole that swallows anything fun or even relatively comforting in favor of something horrifically bleak or Earth shatteringly not okay. We all know this year blows, so that is why to […]

‘i’m thinking of ending things’: Kaufman’s Latest Is One of the Most Profoundly Depressing Films Ever Made