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Charming and engrossing  

by: rogerco

Alcarràs  

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on: 20 Apr 2024

Review extract: A charming picture of the tensions of extended family life against a background of external threat in a gorgeous setting.

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Damaged people in rural setting  

by: rogerco

The Quiet Girl  

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on: 13 Apr 2024

Review extract: A slow and slightly intense movie about a withdrawn child finding her place in the world. ...

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Brilliant Beautiful and a bit Tragic  

by: Roger CO

The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao  

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on: 16 Mar 2024

Review extract: A wonderfully crafted film and a good story set mostly in 1950's Rio with episodes from the parallel lives of two close sisters intertwined. ...

Full review 38 words

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Slow and unsatisfying  

by: rogerco

Perfect Days  

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on: 09 Mar 2024

Review extract: Slow paced, minimal dialogue, at first intriguing as we discover his fixed daily life, but ultimately we learn nothing - why is he living this happy life, what ws his past that brought him to these sunlit uplands. ...

Full review 78 words

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Better than the previous version  

by: rogerco

Red Dragon  

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on: 15 Feb 2024

Review extract: Much better made than Manhunter and the prelude with Agent Graham capturing Hannibal provides a nice lead-in. ...

Full review 95 words

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Long Languid Courtroom Drama  

by: rogerco

Saint Omer  

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on: 27 Jan 2024

Long(ish) and languid with a lot left unsaid in terms of the resonances between Lawrences life and Rama's. Ultimately unsatisfying

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Weird  

by: rogerco

EO  

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on: 20 Jan 2024

A different way of telling a story with an animal as the lead character

Full review 147 words

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She was lucky, society was sick  

by: rogerco

Happening  

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on: 14 Jan 2024

Review extract: Convincing slice of life for a female student in early 60's France (outside Paris). ...

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A small gem  

by: rogerco

Oncle Yanco  

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on: 06 Jan 2024

Another gem from Agnes, and a glimpse of an unusual corner of 1967 San Fransisco

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Good but not satisfying  

by: rogerco

Close  

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on: 06 Jan 2024

Review extract: Good, but not as good as the commercial reviews make out. ...

Full review 115 words

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A bit American, but some fun  

by: Roger CO

Leo  

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on: 01 Jan 2024

Review extract: Watched with Cerys and Rowan on a wet new years day

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Review of "Gone Girl"  

by: rogerco

Gone Girl  

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on: 30 Dec 2023

Nice little mystery-pscho-thriller that evolves from a love story

Full review 57 words

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Encountering Consequences of Authoritarianism  

by: rogerco

1976  

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on: 16 Dec 2023

Review extract: Excellent companion piece to "No" which covered the end of the Pinnochet years.

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Boring squabbles of the Leisured Class between the wars  

by: rogerco

Benediction  

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on: 09 Dec 2023

Review extract: Really not very good overall. ...

Full review 64 words

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Languid with Violence  

by: rogerco

Once Upon a Time in America  

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on: 02 Dec 2023

Slow, but not boringly wrong (seen over 2 nights)

Full review 134 words

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Good Psycho Sci-Fi  

by: rogerco

Sputnik  

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on: 26 Nov 2023

Somewhat derivative (Alien) but very competently done

Full review 91 words

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Rude Boy makes a Mess  

by: rogerco

Rude Boy  

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on: 18 Nov 2023

Part artificial drama, part documentary, part archive - a bit of a mess

Full review 66 words

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A simple story with scenery  

by: rogerco

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom  

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on: 12 Nov 2023

Review extract: A seemingly simple story with some hidden depth and amazing scenery. ...

Full review 34 words

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An Unstirred Mixture  

by: rogerco

The Staurt Hall Project  

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on: 04 Nov 2023

Review extract: The archive footage used to illustrate was fascinating but the film didn't really give a clear exposition of what its subject was about - unless it is true that he was just a confused intellectual thinker. ...

Full review 164 words

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A tight little thriller  

by: rogerco

Emily the Criminal  

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on: 21 Oct 2023

Full review 116 words

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Yawn  

by: Roger CO

Manhunter  

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on: 07 Oct 2023

Ridiculous over dramatic and not really thrilling

Full review 142 words

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Rating "The Old Oak"  

by: Roger CO

The Old Oak  

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on: 06 Oct 2023

No summary or description available

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Rating "The Great SIlence"  

by: Roger CO

The Great SIlence  

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on: 30 Sep 2023

No summary or description available

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Rating "Lady Vengance"  

by: Roger CO

Lady Vengance  

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on: 28 Sep 2023

No summary or description available

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Another Arty-slow film from Pálmason  

by: rogerco

Godland  

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on: 07 Sep 2023

Slightly overlong, but good to watch

Full review 150 words

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