A review of a selection of six movies and TV shows that share a common theme of parenting. These are: Rurangi, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Girl, The Patient, The Inspection and Somewhere Boy.
Continue readingap-PARENT-ly not! – screen reviews
Close – movie review
This was such a tender and beautifully presented tale of friendship and loss. One that was full of empathy and understanding. The premise Léo and Rémi are thirteen-year old boys who share a close friendship. So close in fact that they are extremely comfortable in each other’s company, appearing to share an intimate bond of an intensity not often shared by friends at that age. When the friendship is challenged after the boys are taunted at school, tragedy strikes and we see what transpires.
Continue readingThe Bear – TV series review
This is a review of a freshly baked TV series by FX Networks revolving around food and family which we breezed through recently. And we absolutely loved and savoured it!
Continue readingFraudsters – TV miniseries review
A recent spate of TV miniseries have been dedicated to the real-life stories of ‘failures’ by high-profile technology ‘start-ups’ and con artists who almost got away fooling so many of their investors. This piece looks at four of them; namely The Dropout, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, WeCrashed and Inventing Anna.
Continue readingSaint-Narcisse – movie review
Every now and then you encounter a strange movie. But you feel compelled to keep watching, just to see just how more bizarre it could get! This B-grade gay movie by Canadian artist turned filmmaker Bruce LaBruce falls into this category.
Continue readingLunana: A Yak in the Classroom – movie review
Movie reivew of an endeering Bhutanese film about a young teacher who dreams of a life as a singer but finds his mojo as a teacher in a remote village
Continue readingAppreciating “Foreign” Films
The terms “foreign films” or rather “foriegn language films” creates a false binary and otherness for movies that are not in English. This piece explores the benefits of watching movies ourside our native language, takes a brief look at the global film industry for perspective and reviews a few recent “foreign” movies.
Continue readingSpencer – movie review
Movie: Spencer |
Released: November 2021 |
Rating: 3 stars |
Having recently watched the recorded version of the terrible new musical entitled Diana, we approached this movie with much hesitation. Being neither fans of Princess Diana, nor the British royal family, we had decided to give the TV series The Crown a miss, knowing it would be full of made up facts and situations about a bunch of privileged people and their overpublicised domestic shenanigans.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain – movie review
Movie: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain |
Released: October 2021 |
Rating: 3 ½ stars |
In what seemed like mini Cumberbatch Festival, just after watching Benedict Cumberbatch play a cowboy in Jane Campions “Power of the Dog”, we were delighted by this biography about the life of eccentric British illustrator Louis Wain in which he plays the titular role.
The Power of the Dog – movie review
Movie: The Power of the Dog |
Released: December 2021 |
Rating: 4 stars>br>
Jane Campion hasn’t made a movie since Bright Star, which was released in 2009. She’s gone off making a few mini-series in the meantime with varied levels of success. So this return to the big screen has been much anticipated. Having seen the trailer at the cinema and were definitely keen to watch it.