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Rating "See How They Run"
by: rogerco
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See How They Run
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on: 02 Oct 2022
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Review of "All About My Mother"
by: rogerco
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All About My Mother
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on: 30 Sep 2022
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Review of "Ivanhoe"
by: rogerco
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Ivanhoe
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on: 28 Sep 2022
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A Honeyed Life
by: rogerco
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Honeyland
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on: 20 Sep 2022
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Extraordinary glimpse of the embers of a dying way of living
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Not quite as excellent on second viewing
by: rogerco
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The East
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on: 03 Sep 2022
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Downgrading this to 5 stars on seeing it again, largely because some underlying weaknesses being more apparent - the East members are all 'preppy' east coast dropout kids, the jams (actions) they do are all inspired by personal factors. ...
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Its not about the drinking
by: rogerco
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Another Round
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on: 27 Aug 2022
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The business of the drinking is not the real point of the film - it is actually about life and relationships - with their classes, their families, each other.
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It's life, not as we've known it
by: rogerco
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Paris 13th District
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on: 25 Aug 2022
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A series of interesting scenes rather than a coherent story.
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Languid at first but compelling
by: Roger CO
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Where the Crawdads Sing
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on: 24 Aug 2022
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An excellent film realisation of a good book
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Whimsical
by: rogerco
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The Illusionist
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on: 13 Aug 2022
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I had no recollection of having seen this before when it came out (I've updated the synopsis and other details which were missing) but it still retains its charm and gets the same rating 12 years later.
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A Charming Tale
by: rogerco
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Licorice Pizza
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on: 06 Aug 2022
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A simple tale of friendship becoming love. Not a lot happens
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Charming
by: rogerco
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The Farewell
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on: 30 Jul 2022
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A simple story told with subtlety and richness to make a charming film
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Classic British horror/thriller
by: rogerco
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Last Night in Soho
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on: 09 Jul 2022
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A potential modern classic, well made and well told.
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And Then We Danced - incomprehensibly
by: rogerco
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And Then We Danced
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on: 04 Jul 2022
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It was ok but not knowing the homophobic background in Georgia or really appreciating the formal nature of Georgian dance as an expression of a particular cultural background it didn't really resonate. ...
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Stillwater - redneck meets chic
by: Roger CO
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Stillwater
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on: 25 Jun 2022
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The initial background scene setting in Stillwater is brief - it helps to have read the synopsis to know what is going on at the start. ...
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Ashes of a Road Trip
by: rogerco
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Burn Burn Burn
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on: 21 May 2022
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Entertaining but ultimately unsatisfying
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Bicycle Thieves for the 21st Century
by: rogerco
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A Ciambra
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on: 14 May 2022
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Following (literally a lot of the time) Pio as he picks his way through life in the Ciambra community and with his African refugee/immigrant friends this is a fascinating story of family and community and the tensions of growing up. ...
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Ignore the official critics
by: rogerco
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The Goldfinch
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on: 07 May 2022
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A good telling of a complex story
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An Accidental Classic?
by: rogerco
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L'Atalante
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on: 30 Apr 2022
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Difficult to rate as it is so dated, and also apparently a reconstruction from fragments of the original
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Not a good telling of the story
by: rogerco
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Wind River
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on: 23 Apr 2022
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Could have been a very good film with a different director and cast
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Found on a computer screen
by: rogerco
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Searching
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on: 09 Apr 2022
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Quite good thriller plot with novel way of telling the story
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A bit depressing
by: Roger CO
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Microhabitat
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on: 31 Mar 2022
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Miso's downbeat trajectory, but are her friends really better off?
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Like a fine wine
by: rogerco
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Calvary
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on: 12 Mar 2022
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it has improved with a few years ageing
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Well paced Brit gangster action
by: rogerco
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The Gentlemen
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on: 05 Mar 2022
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with comedy element and some style
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Definitely a classic
by: rogerco
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Thelma and Lousie
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on: 26 Feb 2022
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Definitely a classic
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Vaguely Interesting
by: rogerco
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Pickpocket
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on: 19 Feb 2022
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Totally unsympathetic lead character rather mars it
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