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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. ...
Film Category
The 2000s (the noughties)
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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. ...
Film Category
The 2020s
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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
Film Category
The 2020s
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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 ...
Film Category
The 2000s (the noughties)
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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



Saturday 27th July 2024

Korea 2009

Running time: 129 mins

Mother

Director : Bong Joon Ho

Film Summary :
Retarded son is wrongly picked up and jailed for murder of a girl. Mother seeks to find the truth - perhaps not what she was hoping to discover
Film Category
The 2000s (the noughties)
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Reviewed by rogerco, DVD proj @ home on 27 Jul 2024

Review Summary :
Ultimately did he do it?

Korean Hitchcock

Poor mother vs Lazy Cops and Justice. The cops are absurdly lacadasical, but that's the point. The atmosphere is great. 



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