T.R. Baskin

She's so unusual.

We're not talking Cyndi Lauper level of "unusual," but T.R. Baskin is someone with special and peculiar qualities. Straight through to the end of this film, at least in my view, it's hard to figure out exactly what her deal is. She has an unusual-to-most way about her when it comes to social interaction, at least on the surface, and it's just hard to get a read on her.

The role of T.R. Baskin is a perfectly mellow one for Candice Bergman, and so natural seeming that it's almost hard to decipher whether you're seeing outtakes or if her smirks and smiles are in character or not. Is T.R. aloof? Is she Andy Kaufman? Is she just peculiar? Is she trying to be funny? Who is this and what the hell is her story?

She and the general vibe here are rather charming - quietly so - even though you may not be entirely sure you're #TeamTR or not. I think that's the fun to be had here - it gives you time to absorb and get adjusted, both with her, and this alien world of 1971. It's not as dramatic as I'm making it sound; she's a normal, well-adjusted person, but .... you'll see.

T.R. Baskin, and the film's namesake, are both amusing, chill, funny, stylish and uniquely 70s. That decade - arguably the industry's best - produced films which got me to appreciate that time when I arrived in this world, and one I had subsequently a long-lasting aversion towards. This film oozes the decade, and all the better for it.