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Saturday 4th October 2025

France 1955

Running time: 114 mins

Rififi

Director : Jules Dassin

Film Summary :
French jewellery heist
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Rated by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 04 Oct 2025

Review Summary :
a good tale well told. Very French.



Wednesday 24th September 2025

Maurutania, France 2014

Running time: 96 mins

Timbuktu

Film Summary :
Life in the desert with cattle herders avoiding fundamental muslims

Reviewed by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 24 Sep 2025

Confusing style

Somewhat confused by the storyline, although in outline it is simple enough. Lovely photography of the desert town and the desert. No explanation of where the Jihadists had come from or why, or why the people submitted to their terror - because they had guns and were allowed to claim religious and moral superiority despite being obviously as corrupt as any human.




Wednesday 17th September 2025

USA 1985

Running time: 132 mins

Brazil

Director : Terry Gillian

Synopsis extract :
Based on Orwell's 1984 set in a dystopian steam-punk future. ...

Rated by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 17 Sep 2025

Review Summary :
Is this where we are headed as industrial civilzation crumbles.



Saturday 6th September 2025

UK 2025

Running time: 99 mins

The Ballard of Wallis Island

Director : James Griffiths

Synopsis extract :
An eccentric lottery winner books the singers from his favourite folk-rock duo who have since ...

Rated by rogerco, streaming TV at Sian's on 06 Sep 2025

Review Summary :
Many laugh out loud moments and well made. I enjoyed it, Jane not so much. Light entertinment



Sunday 10th August 2025

UK 2024

Running time: 125 mins

Conclave

Director : Edward Berger

Film Summary :
Selecting a new pope
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Reviewed by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 10 Aug 2025

Boys and their Power Games

Portentous, self-important tosh. A very well written and filmed drama but ultimately pointless and tedious.  

Essentially it is a jury-room drama (12 Angry Men etc) in red robes. Obvious from the start that the rank outsider would get it with a pointless surprise at the end