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Sunday 15th September 2024

Korea 2010

Running time: 139 mins

Poetry

unlisted director

Film Summary :
Elderly woman's grandson who she is raising accused of gang rape of girl. She seeks to defend him. In parallel she is trying to write poetry to stave off Alzheimer's

Reviewed by Roger CO, DVD proj @ home on 15 Sep 2024

Discovering poetry and murder

A good story about an older woman trying to extend her life experience through poetry while grappling with her live-in teenage grandson's social awkwardness problems and their consequences.




Sunday 8th September 2024

Canada 2007

Running time: 100 mins

Eastern Promises

Director : David Cronenberg

Synopsis extract :
A man has his throat slashed in a barbers chair. ...

Reviewed by Roger CO, DVD proj @ home on 08 Sep 2024

Brilliant Modern-day Gangster Movie

With Russian emigrees in London providing the gangster sex trafficing background a young woman has to confront them. Very well made and polished tale, excellent mise-en-scene and atmospheric photography, tautly directed, well acted. Nothing not to like about it.




Wednesday 4th September 2024

2023

Running time: 103 mins

Robot Dreams

Director : Pablo Berger

Synopsis extract :
Comedy about 1980s New York where all the people are animals. ...
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Rated by rogerco, Streamed proj @ home on 04 Sep 2024

Review Summary :
it seems ridiculous to say it about a tale of a dog and his robot friend, but it was a bit unbelievable at times.



Sunday 18th August 2024

USA 2022

Running time: 144 mins

The Fabelmans

Director : Stephen Spielberg

Film Summary :
Spielberg's autobiography of his teenage years

Reviewed by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 18 Aug 2024

Not much to like

Flawed because I didn't really like the family or any of the people in it. Living the effing american dream in the 50s/60s and playing on the wimpy jew-boy trope. Obviously a competently made film as you'd expect




Wednesday 7th August 2024

Finland 2006

Running time: 78 mins

Lights in the Dusk

Director : Aki Kaurismäki

Synopsis extract :
Loser security guard in a shopping mall, social misfit, is approached by beautiful girl who ...

Reviewed by Roger CO, Streamed proj @ home on 07 Aug 2024

Review Summary :
If Camus had made films this might have been one

Existential Angst

Strangely compelling