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New York Times
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘A Desert' Review: Motel Hell
Alex (Kai Lennox), the hero of Joshua Erkman's languid, atmospheric neo-noir 'A Desert,' is a photographer past his prime. His first book, a collection of landscapes channeling the desuetude of small-town America, put him on the map 20 years ago, and now he's cruising the highways and byways of the Yucca Valley in California, chasing his former glory. It's in the nature of stories like this to offer its hero the reprieve of a disruption, and it arrives, violently, in the form of Renny (Zachary Ray Sherman), a lanky, keyed-up stranger Alex befriends at a roadside motel. Renny is clearly bad news, and for about 40 minutes, it seems obvious where 'A Desert' is going. But Ekrman's screenplay is slyly intelligent, and in the second act the film takes a sharp turn that is genuinely shocking. Erkman's use of stark lighting — high beams cutting through the desert night — evokes 'Lost Highway,' and there's some 'Mulholland Drive' in the underworld theatrics detailed on the story's periphery. Lynch is a difficult influence to wield responsibly, yet Erkman keeps it largely under control: 'A Desert,' if at times too ambitious, certainly feels distinct. It's a strange film, but it works, and feels grounded, because of its ensemble cast. Both Lennox and Sarah Lind, as Alex's wife, Sam, are serious and convincing, and the musician David Yow, as an oddball private detective following in Alex's wake, gives the movie some idiosyncratic flair. But the highlight is Sherman, whose menacing Renny is truly creepy and, when he really goes berserk, electrifying.
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Aussie reveals annoying workplace habit that needs to change now: 'I'm living off scraps'
A young worker has vented her frustration at getting paid fortnightly, claiming she runs out of money by the second week and is forced to live off 'scraps'. The woman, who goes by the name Renny, complained the current payment set-up at work was not working in her favour. 'Getting paid fortnightly needs to be genuinely banned because one week I am so rich. I am so rich,' she said in a TikTok video on Wednesday. 'The next week, (I'm) living off genuine scraps.' Renny advocated to be paid weekly to help her budget. Her rant appeared to fall on fear ears with many social media users argued she was getting paid more frequently than others. 'Girl, wait until you get paid monthly,' one wrote. 'Fortnightly is a luxury in comparison to monthly,' another said. 'As someone who gets paid monthly, I envy you,' a third said. Others said Renny needed to budget her savings better. 'Just budget? It's really not that difficult. I love getting paid fortnightly,' one person wrote. 'You need to get it put into a separate account then have an automatic transfer set up to pay yourself weekly. Believe me this is a life saver,' another said. 'Tell me you can't save without telling me you can't save,' one added. Some agreed with the young worker saying they burned through their money straight away. 'I'm rich on Thursday to Saturday. Then I'm living off five cent pieces until my next pay,' one wrote. 'I get paid on Wednesdays. I'm rich from Wednesday-Sunday then Monday - the next Wednesday I'm living off PENNIES,' a second added. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, about 52 per of Aussies got paid fortnightly in 2022 compared to 33 per cent who were paid weekly and 12 per cent who got paid monthly. About three per cent were even paid quarterly. Monthly pay is on the rise due to its administrative ease. Weekly pay does provide the least cash-flow issues for employees covering their expenses.
