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Thursday 7th October 2021

France 1968

Running time: 30 mins

Black Panthers

Director : Agnes Varda

Film Summary :
Filmed at BP rallies and demos to call for the release of Huey P Newton in Oakland California 1968
Film Category
The 1960s
Film Tags

Reviewed by rogerco, Streamed proj @ home on 07 Oct 2021

Review Summary :
Historical interest with some useful revolutionary theory

Review of "Black Panthers"

A little bit thin on context this is a fragment of life documentary centred on a single event - a rally and demo. A couple of the interviews raised some interesting ideas about how to start a revolution.



Saturday 2nd October 2021

France 1936

Running time: 80 mins

Le Crime de Monsieur Lange

Director : Jean Renoir

Film Summary :
He shot a man
Film Category
The 1930s

Reviewed by rogerco, on 02 Oct 2021

Review Summary :
Scenes of totally bizarre Parisian life in 1936

Well it WAS a Crime

I found the milieu of the building where the publisher and laundry were, and the lives and loves of the young women completely strange. 

Aside from that the story was clear enough



Saturday 25th September 2021

USA 2020

Running time: 124 mins

The Invisible Man

Director : Leigh Whannell

Film Summary :
Cecilia (Moss) runs from her controlling abusive husband and then is told he has committed suicide - or has he.
Film Category
The 2020s
Film Tags

Reviewed by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 25 Sep 2021

Review Summary :
A fairly pedestrian horror-thriller with an unbelievable Mcguffin and a predictable plot

Neither horrific nor thrilling

Merits 4 stars largely on the basis of Elisabeth Moss's performance



Thursday 23rd September 2021

USA 2017

Running time: 100 mins

The Dawn Wall

Directors : Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer

Film Summary :
Free climbing the Dawn Wall face of El Capitain in Yosemite park. 3000 feet in 18 days.
Film Category
The 2010s
Film Tags

Reviewed by rogerco, Streamed proj @ home on 23 Sep 2021

Review Summary :
So much happens in the back story but all adds to the main event

Compelling Climbing Film

Fascinating insight into how Tommy Caldwell came to be the man who free-climbed the Dawn Wall with partner Kevin Jorgenson.



Saturday 18th September 2021

USA 2014

Running time: 85 mins

The Other One

The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir

Director : Mike Fleiss

Film Summary :
A life with the Dead from Bob's point of view
Film Category
The 2010s
Film Tags

Reviewed by rogerco, Streamed proj @ home on 18 Sep 2021

Review Summary :
Lots of really good archive material and interesting stuff Bob says.

Fascinating for a Dead Head

Slightly flagged towards the end, which was a shame as apart from that it was engrossing.



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