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Friday 1st December 2017

2017

Loving Vincent

Director : Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman

Synopsis extract :
The son of the postman in Arles, who was a friend of vanG, is dispatched to deliver a posthumous ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, Arts Cinema Plymouth on 01 Dec 2017

Review of "Loving Vincent"

Many familiar voices and faces in the rotoscoping. A wonderful mystery voyage of discovery shedding a new perspective on VanG


Tuesday 14th November 2017

2017

The Death of Stalin

Director : Amando Ianucci

Synopsis extract :
Comedy about the (possible) shenanigans around the death and succession to Stalin - also a ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, Watershed Bristol on 14 Nov 2017

Review of "The Death of Stalin"

Laugh out loud funny at times and well acted and told


Sunday 12th November 2017

2014

The Clan

Director : Pablo Trapero

Synopsis extract :
True story of a family in Argentina who made a business of kidnapping and killing people in the ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 12 Nov 2017

Review of "The Clan"

Had a few problems with the sound, but persisted because it was quite a good film. The father was a strange cold fish, the main son (2nd I think) was a rising rugby star conflicted by involvement in the family 'business'. Well told story. Produced by Almodovar


Monday 16th October 2017

2004

Primer

Director : Shane Carruth

Synopsis extract :
2 young men (initially 4 but 2 drop out early on) in their spare time trying to be inventors in a ...
Film Category
The 2000s (the noughties)

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 16 Oct 2017

Review of "Primer"

Story told through elliptical gnomic dialogue, the most un-visual film ever? Characters totally unbelievable (actually there is no characterisation). Geek science a random collection of buzz words. Utter tosh.


Sunday 27th August 2017

2016

The Eagle Huntress

Director : Otto Bell

Synopsis extract :
Mongolian life of traditional people who hunt with eagles. ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 27 Aug 2017

Review of "The Eagle Huntress"

Amazing scenery and people. Almost too good to be true story


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