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Tuesday 1st July 2025

UK 2024

Running time: 115 mins

The Salt Path

Director : Marianne Elliott

Film Summary :
Ray & Moth go walking when they loose their house

Reviewed by rogerco, Merlin CInema, Okehampton on 01 Jul 2025

A good story

Various things seemed at bit off about the back story and didn't recognise any of the coast path which was disappointing. Also barely showed any of the places on the way.




Saturday 28th June 2025

USA 2016

Running time: 163 mins

American Honey

Director : Andrea Arnold

Synopsis extract :
Teenager escapes on a roadtrip with bunch of others selling magazines door-to-door
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Rated by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 28 Jun 2025

Review Summary :
totally rubbish. left after an hour.



Saturday 14th June 2025

UK 2009

Running time: 123 mins

Fish Tank

Director : Andrea Arnold

Synopsis extract :
14 yo angry Mia lives with single mother and younger sister in a towerblock flat in Essex/East ...

Reviewed by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 14 Jun 2025

Slice of life towards the bottom

Not quite as good as the director's later film Bird but totally believable and a stunning performance from Katie Jarvis in the lead role in her first film.




Saturday 24th May 2025

USA 2018

Running time: 82 mins

Echo in the Canyon

Director : Andrew Slater

Film Summary :
LA Laurel Canyon music scene 65-68 presented by modern musicians

Rated by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 24 May 2025

Review Summary :
Interesting but a bit limited, Part archive, part interview, part rehearsal, part concert - a bit of a mish-mash



Saturday 10th May 2025

UK 2023

Running time: 141 mins

Poor Things

Director : Yorgos Lanthimos

Synopsis extract :
Set in a steam-punk faux victorian fantasy world where a scientist manages to reanimate a girl by ...
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Reviewed by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 10 May 2025

Surreal masterpiece

Starts in b&w and then when she 'escapes' bursts into colour with a steam-punk aesthetic. As she moves through the world carving her own way and overthrowing conventions and social mores as she goes we come to realise that the poor things are the men (mostly) who are enchained by their roles. Hailed as femist masterpiece it is more of a humanist film.