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Movies of the Week #14 (2017)
Not much to report. Friday Split (2016): Hyped as the first good Shyamalan movie in, I don’t know, a million years, Split seemed to me like just another disappointment. That’s if you can still call anything Shyamalan does disappointing, because it presumes a bar set high by previous efforts and/or expectations. In spite of a cool… Read more
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Movies of the Week #13 (2017)
Although I’ve done presentably on the movie front this week, what I really need to dedicate this intro to is 13 Reasons Why (2017). The Netflix series caught my attention (I knew it was for me as soon as I read high-school drama) and I ploughed through it during the weekend – a proper binge,… Read more
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Movie(s) of the Week #12 (2017)
Not quite movie of the week but without competition, here’s a not quite original, but also a not quite horrible poster: Sunday From a House on Willow Street (2017): Not having seen a horror movie in a while, FaHoWS got its chance to impress. As a genre-mash, wherein some fools kidnap a girl for ransom who turns… Read more
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Movies of the Week #11 (2017)
I’m getting sloppier and sloppier. Typical. Movie of the Week: Toni Erdmann (2016) Monday Hrútar (2015): The Icelandic movie about two brothers and some sheep proved darker than expected, yet serious to the bone as well. When Gummi loses against Kiddi (i.e. the two bro’s) in a local competition about who’s got the more impressive… Read more
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010): The Return of the GIFs
Directed by Edgar Wright, *insert manly heart emoticons here*, it’s the only comic book adaptation I’ve ever been smitten with. Read more
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Movies of the Week #10 (2017)
Slow, slow week once more, in what is shaping up to be quite the Spring-slump. It happens all the time, after a strong year debut, one-movie-a-day kind, life sets in, questions bubble to the surface (why am I here, what am I doing, what the heck was Primer (2004) about?) and movie-watching grinds to a halt. What… Read more
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Movies of the Week #9 (2017)
There was more than a bit of surprise during last week’s Oscars proceedings, with the kind of surprise being more surprising than the surprise itself. Read more
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Ana, mon amour (2017): The Relationship Hive Mind
A complex and layered film, it is framed in the present, but plays with the chronology of events to suit its thematic anchors: how relationships shape their protagonists and create inherent tension, abiding by no morality punch-card. While pertinent and polished in its construction, I found it hard to stay connected emotionally, especially as the… Read more
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Movies of the Week #8 (2017)
I planned to watch my remaining Oscar contenders this week and make some informed choices. Not that it matters, we all know La La Land will sweep them – with merit. Instead, I went down memory lane again and compensated my dietary restrictions with food on (junk) film. Read more
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Movies of the Week #7 (2017)
Jumping down the artsy Berlinale ladder means dipping my toes into Oscar contenders and another Schwarzenegger classic. Read more
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