Where Are They Now

The eighties music, the nineties origins, the contemporary setting and the implied evocation of the fifties makes this little treasure a film for the ages or decades, whatever is longer. As David Morwick and Jacqueline Hickel dance under the spotlight to Tiffany's "All This Time", you can't help but be brought back to your days in high school. This film manages to be political and dramatic without being pedantic and melodramatic. "Where Are They Now" deals with gender, memory, sexuality and hypocrisy with a very dark, very funny sensibility that worked wonderfully. The dialog crackled and the two leads, David Morwick and Jacqueline Hickel were on their game. Each garnered sympathy for roles you might second guess.

In technical aspects, the cinematography and lighting were first rate. Director Bill Retherford was able to get great performances out of everyone but in particular, Morwick, as Luke O'Connor, a bigot and homophobic sexist. And yet, a character you still understand, underscored by an abiding affection for his wife who no longer can be with him. In the end, the film focuses on divorce and the fact sadly, no one wins. Two thumbs up.