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Friday 7th September 2018

2009

Panique au Village

Director : Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar

Synopsis extract :
Animated models of a cowboy and indian and a horse (which of course talks and is the grown-up of ...
Film Category
The 2000s (the noughties)

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 07 Sep 2018

Review of "Panique au Village (A Town Called Panic)"

A masterpiece of the surreal. Silly, crazy, unlikely, logical in its own world (and more or less in ours), escapist, surprising, cheap and cheerful, obviously a labour of love and obsession to make, hugely entertaining. A child's toy-box world complete and entire within itself.


Sunday 2nd September 2018

1958

Violent Playground

Director : Basil Dearden

Synopsis extract :
Stanley Baker as tough detective assigned to the new controversial (because it is deemed being ...
Film Category
The 1950s

Reviewed by Roger, Classic Film Club, Southbank Arts Centre Bristol on 02 Sep 2018

Review of "Violent Playground"

Set in Liverpool on a real location problem estate that had gone downhill since built in the 30s. Good story, although Stanley Baker's conversion from "lock em up" to "look after them" seemed a bit sudden. Interesting locations. Excellent child actors playing the young twins. Peter Cushing as the RC priest.


Sunday 19th August 2018

2017

Get Out

Director : Jordan Peele

Synopsis extract :
Black boyfriend goes to meet white girlfriends family and finds he has bitten off more than he can ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 19 Aug 2018

Review of "Get Out"

Excellent, continue hoping that the girlfriend is not implicated right up until it is inescapable that she knows exactly what is going on.


Monday 13th August 2018

1989

The Gods Must Be Crazy 2

Director : Jamie Uys

Synopsis extract :
N!xau's kids inadvertently get swept away on a truck. ...
Film Category
The 1980s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 13 Aug 2018

Review of "The Gods Must Be Crazy 2"

Not laugh out loud funny as the original this, suffers from sequel syndrome. Not as good as the original and tries too hard. Repeating a formula that worked once but has now lost its charming naivety. Still tolerable though. The bush plane is interesting - actually a modified genuine ultralight (Lazair)


Thursday 26th July 2018

2017

Suburbicon

Director : George Cloney

Synopsis extract :
The nasty underbelly of 50s small town US suburbia. ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD big TV @ KEM in Lanson on 26 Jul 2018

Review of "Suburbicon"

Written and produced by the Coen brothers with Clooney it has their stamp. Slightly confusing in some plot points but a classic Coen bros small film.


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