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Monday 1st January 2024

US 2023

Running time: 102 mins

Leo

unlisted director

Synopsis extract :
Leo is a lizard who is the class pet for grade 5 - 74 years old his seen it all and spent his ...
Film Category
The 2020s
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Reviewed by Roger CO, on 01 Jan 2024

A bit American, but some fun

Watched with Cerys and Rowan on a wet new years day



Sunday 31st December 2023

UK 2024

Running time: 119 mins

Bird

Director : Andrea Arnold

Film Summary :
Life in the arsehole of England
Film Category
The 2020s
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Rated by rogerco, Streamed proj @ home on 31 Dec 2023

Review Summary :
Brilliant and slightly magical


Saturday 30th December 2023

USA 2014

Running time: 149 mins

Gone Girl

Director : David Fincher

Film Summary :
Young NY couple meet, marry, move to small town, she disappears. It looks like a kidnap or murder, but is it?
Film Category
The 2010s
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Reviewed by rogerco, Streamed proj @ home on 30 Dec 2023

Review Summary :
Nice little mystery-pscho-thriller that evolves from a love story

Review of "Gone Girl"

Only very briefly do we consider that Nick might have done it, and it seems unlikely that a third party was involved so that only leaves one option - but getting to the motive and how it was done is kind of interesting - and how it will be resolved remains unknown, even in the end really.



Saturday 16th December 2023

CHile 2022

Running time: 95 mins

1976

unlisted director

Film Summary :
Chile 1976, 3 years into Pinnochets regime a wealthy woman spends the winter at the family beach house supervising renovations. Husband and kids visit and the local priest asks her to help look after a young man
Film Category
The 2020s
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Reviewed by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 16 Dec 2023

Encountering Consequences of Authoritarianism

Excellent companion piece to "No" which covered the end of the Pinnochet years.



Saturday 9th December 2023

UK 2021

Running time: 137 mins

Benediction

Director : Terence Davies

Film Summary :
Siegfried Sasson's life after the war
Film Category
The 2020s
Film Tags

Reviewed by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 09 Dec 2023

Boring squabbles of the Leisured Class between the wars

Really not very good overall. Some nice elements - good to look at, interesting to learn about the man only known for his books, not previously seen gritty archive footage from WW1 trenches - but ultimately who wants to watch a film about privileged gay lovers in the 1920's and 30's falling out with each other - if you do, you might enjoy this.



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