3 Movies That Strike A Balance Between Escapism And Anxiety

What kind of movie watcher are you in the age of coronavirus? While sheltering at home, do you seek out joyous Hollywood classics like Singin’ in the Rain ? Or do you lean into tales of terror, madness and social breakdown, like all those viewers who have made Contagion one of the year’s hottest rentals? I fall somewhere in between: eager for escapism, yes, but also for movies that speak to our present anxieties. Here are three movies, two old and one new, that have been on my screen and on my mind. Sorry We Missed You The English working class has no angrier or more prolific champion than the 83-year-old director Ken Loach. His furious and timely new drama, Sorry We Missed You , can be rented via Kino Marquee , an online platform to benefit closed-down arthouse theaters. It stars an excellent Kris Hitchen as Ricky Turner, a Newcastle day laborer who begins driving a van for a parcel delivery company. His new boss sells him on the flexibility of being an independent contractor, but the