Winter arrived this week in Edmonton, which means the skies are greyer than usual, the sidewalks are more slippery, and my office at work is that much more uncomfortable, especially since I can't figure out how to block off the cold air that keeps trickling down onto me from the vent above my desk. Perhaps it was inevitable, then, that I would choose to talk about a movie called Winter's Bone during this week's "Hidden Gem" DVD segment on CBC Radio. (Writer/director Debra Granik's previous film was called Down to the Bone—which makes me wonder if this woman is deliberately trying to scare audiences away with her grim titles.) I was a little bit sleepy the first time I saw Winter's Bone and missed some of the plot points in the film's second half, so it's been a pleasure to revisit this movie knowing I'd be talking about it on the radio and discussing it with Heather Noel on this week's DVD Afternoon podcast, and to appreciate it anew for its skillful evocation of its harsh setting, and for the deeply rooted performances by Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, and Dale Dickey. You can listen to the segment by clicking here. Brrr!
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