Man Push Cart Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/man-push-cart/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 06:02:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/14214807/cropped-cropped-media-47-1-32x32.png Man Push Cart Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/man-push-cart/ 32 32 ‘Goodbye Solo’ One Of The Year’s Best: A Deeply Penetrating & Hopeful Human Drama https://staging2.theplaylist.net/goodbye-solo-one-of-years-best-deeply-20090424/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/goodbye-solo-one-of-years-best-deeply-20090424/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:02:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=7735 We saw “Goodbye Solo” when it first came out weeks ago, but the review got away from us. Here’s a belated, but no-less important review.

Ramin Bahrani’s first two films, 2006’s “Man Push Cart” and 2008’s “Chop Shop,” wear the Iranian-American director’s neorealist influences proudly, and their release marked the arrival of a significant talent. However, those films’ tendency to shy away from any real form of tension or narrative momentum can seem forced, and the filmmaking skill on display isn’t quite enough to elevate either above the designation of a modest achievement.

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