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Bicycle Thieves for the 21st Century  

by: rogerco

A Ciambra  

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on: 14 May 2022

Review extract: Following (literally a lot of the time) Pio as he picks his way through life in the Ciambra community and with his African refugee/immigrant friends this is a fascinating story of family and community and the tensions of growing up. ...

Full review 162 words

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Ignore the official critics  

by: rogerco

The Goldfinch  

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on: 07 May 2022

A good telling of a complex story

Full review 128 words

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An Accidental Classic?  

by: rogerco

L'Atalante  

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on: 30 Apr 2022

Difficult to rate as it is so dated, and also apparently a reconstruction from fragments of the original

Full review 71 words

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Not a good telling of the story  

by: rogerco

Wind River  

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on: 23 Apr 2022

Could have been a very good film with a different director and cast

Full review 184 words

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Found on a computer screen  

by: rogerco

Searching  

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on: 09 Apr 2022

Quite good thriller plot with novel way of telling the story

Full review 289 words

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A bit depressing  

by: Roger CO

Microhabitat  

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on: 31 Mar 2022

Miso's downbeat trajectory, but are her friends really better off?

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Like a fine wine  

by: rogerco

Calvary  

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on: 12 Mar 2022

it has improved with a few years ageing

Full review 116 words

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Well paced Brit gangster action  

by: rogerco

The Gentlemen  

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on: 05 Mar 2022

with comedy element and some style

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Definitely a classic  

by: rogerco

Thelma and Lousie  

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on: 26 Feb 2022

Definitely a classic

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Vaguely Interesting  

by: rogerco

Pickpocket  

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on: 19 Feb 2022

Totally unsympathetic lead character rather mars it

Full review 77 words

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Not a Great Film, but not bad  

by: rogerco

The Great Beauty  

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on: 12 Feb 2022

Sumptuous to look at, but to what end?

Full review 52 words

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Still pretty good  

by: rogerco

Catch a Fire  

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on: 06 Feb 2022

Watched again and rated the same

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Looks good, performers good, story good.  

by: rogerco

The Power of the Dog  

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on: 03 Feb 2022

Four wonderful performances from the leading cast, and first class direction.

Full review 56 words

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About criminals but not a crime film  

by: rogerco

Wildland  

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on: 29 Jan 2022

Review extract: Ida (Sandra Guldberg Kampp) was amazing from the outset. ...

Full review 129 words

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First rate Italian style film  

by: rogerco

Martin Eden  

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on: 26 Jan 2022

Review extract: Just misses a 7th star by being a bit too long towards the end, but otherwise first rate.

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A bit of a mess  

by: rogerco

When You're STrange  

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on: 22 Jan 2022

Review extract: Interesting for the archive footage. ...

Full review 64 words

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Why on earth did he stay?  

by: rogerco

Tom at the Farm  

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on: 15 Jan 2022

Review extract: After a promising start I found it completely implausible that Tom, even allowing for his grief over loss of his lover, would hang around being abused by the repressed homo brother. ...

Full review 61 words

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A boring drive down the M6 at night  

by: rogerco

Locke  

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on: 08 Jan 2022

Might have made a passable half hour radio play

Full review 103 words

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Humorous, but slow paced and how true?  

by: rogerco

Limbo  

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on: 06 Jan 2022

The gentle end of the refugee experience

Full review 74 words

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No surprise there was a riot  

by: rogerco

La Haine  

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on: 01 Jan 2022

No surprise there was a riot, and no surprise that the victims of the riot are largely the community that rioted.

Full review 55 words

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Entertaining, but slightly misses its mark  

by: rogerco

Don't Look Up  

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on: 29 Dec 2021

Good fun in lots of ways, but ultimately a comet strike is a singular event whereas the collapse of Gaia will be billions of distinct events

Full review 122 words

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Review of "Song Without a Name" by rogerco  

by: rogerco

Song Without a Name  

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on: 23 Dec 2021

No summary or description available

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Soft feelgood stuff  

by: rogerco

Minari  

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on: 18 Dec 2021

Not much really happens, a slice of life

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Mercifully not very horrific  

by: rogerco

Saint Maud  

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on: 27 Nov 2021

Not very good, but mercifully not very horrific

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Good example of Arty Slow  

by: rogerco

A White, White Day  

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on: 20 Nov 2021

Review extract: The filmaking is excellent, Ingvar Sigurdsson's performance as the brooding Ingimundur carries the film along and the granddaughter (Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir) is also very good. ...

Full review 115 words

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