David Lowery's A Ghost Story

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Despite experiencing its stirring power six months ago, “A Ghost Story” directed by David Lowery stood the test of time and came away as what I consider, the best film of 2017. Now, if you have seen “A Ghost Story” for yourselves, you would know that it’s an incredibly peculiar film. And maybe it’s not one to recommend to just anybody either. For starters, Rooney Mara consumes an entire chocolate pie for five minutes straight and Casey Affleck’s ghostly presence strolls around with a bed sheet ladened over his body for almost the entirety of 92 minutes. Of course, the film is very slow and it’s difficult to grasp exactly why this is the case. But as the film lingers along, you soon realize that this is not a traditional film, but more of an