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Saturday 11th April 2020

2018

The Chambermaid

Director : Lila Avilés

Synopsis extract :
Life of a chambermaid in a luxurious Mexico City hotel
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 11 Apr 2020

Review of "The Chambermaid"

One of those nothing happens film that sort of leaves you thinking well I suppose that was interesting but I'm not really sure what the point of it is - rather like the life of the subject of the film


Thursday 2nd April 2020

1951

People Will Talk

Director : Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Synopsis extract :
Medical student Jeanne Crain falls for her the prof Dr.Pratoreus who it turns out has a bit of an ...
Film Category
The 1950s

Reviewed by Roger, Streamed proj @ home on 02 Apr 2020

Review of "People Will Talk"

Ok-ish as a vehicle for Cary Grant but the whole setup and milieu is now completely incomprehensible. Very strange


Tuesday 3rd March 2020

2019

Parasite

Director : Bong Joon Ho

Synopsis extract :
Korean film about a poor family who infiltrate a rich family as their servants, displacing their ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, Plymouth Arts Cinema on 03 Mar 2020

Review of "Parasite"

Very good with lots of excellent acting and visual touches plus a good story - up until the end which is a deus-ex-machina cop-out. Entertaining as it is to see the rich slaughtered and social snobbery get its comeuppance, it really could have been resolved more satisfactorily. (I don't know how!)


Thursday 27th February 2020

2018

Minding the Gap

Director : Bing Liu

Synopsis extract :
Coming of age documentary in Rustbelt USA today.
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 27 Feb 2020

Review of "Minding the Gap"

Initially I was unsure what I was watching, or why I should be interested in a bunch of kids on skateboards but a dark understory emerged that made it really interesting. With the director an active participant this is not pure observational documentary but has elements of both film about film and staged or scripted document.


Tuesday 18th February 2020

2019

The Flood

Director : Anthony Woodley

Synopsis extract :
Immigration Officer gets involved in a case whilst having personal difficulties
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 18 Feb 2020

Review of "The Flood"

One case that exemplifies everything that is wrong with the current situation all the way from central africa to the uk. Based on true stories.


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