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A bit depressing
by: Roger CO
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Microhabitat
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on: 31 Mar 2022
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Miso's downbeat trajectory, but are her friends really better off?
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Like a fine wine
by: rogerco
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Calvary
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on: 12 Mar 2022
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it has improved with a few years ageing
Full review 116 words
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Well paced Brit gangster action
by: rogerco
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The Gentlemen
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on: 05 Mar 2022
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with comedy element and some style
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Definitely a classic
by: rogerco
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Thelma and Lousie
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on: 26 Feb 2022
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Definitely a classic
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Vaguely Interesting
by: rogerco
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Pickpocket
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on: 19 Feb 2022
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Totally unsympathetic lead character rather mars it
Full review 77 words
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Not a Great Film, but not bad
by: rogerco
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The Great Beauty
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on: 12 Feb 2022
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Sumptuous to look at, but to what end?
Full review 52 words
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Still pretty good
by: rogerco
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Catch a Fire
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on: 06 Feb 2022
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Watched again and rated the same
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Looks good, performers good, story good.
by: rogerco
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The Power of the Dog
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on: 03 Feb 2022
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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
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Wildland
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on: 29 Jan 2022
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Ida (Sandra Guldberg Kampp) was amazing from the outset. ...
Full review 129 words
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First rate Italian style film
by: rogerco
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Martin Eden
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on: 26 Jan 2022
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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
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When You're STrange
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on: 22 Jan 2022
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Interesting for the archive footage. ...
Full review 64 words
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Why on earth did he stay?
by: rogerco
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Tom at the Farm
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on: 15 Jan 2022
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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. ...
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A boring drive down the M6 at night
by: rogerco
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Locke
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on: 08 Jan 2022
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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
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Limbo
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on: 06 Jan 2022
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The gentle end of the refugee experience
Full review 74 words
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No surprise there was a riot
by: rogerco
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La Haine
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on: 01 Jan 2022
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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
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Don't Look Up
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on: 29 Dec 2021
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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
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Song Without a Name
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on: 23 Dec 2021
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No summary or description available
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Soft feelgood stuff
by: rogerco
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Minari
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on: 18 Dec 2021
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Not much really happens, a slice of life
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Mercifully not very horrific
by: rogerco
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Saint Maud
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on: 27 Nov 2021
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Not very good, but mercifully not very horrific
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Good example of Arty Slow
by: rogerco
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A White, White Day
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on: 20 Nov 2021
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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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Movie making perfection
by: rogerco
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The French Despatch
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on: 04 Nov 2021
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Total joy to watch
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A Delicious Cocktail
by: rogerco
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Bacurau
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on: 23 Oct 2021
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A film that almost defies categorisation. ...
Full review 55 words
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Rating "Sherpa"
by: Roger CO
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Sherpa
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on: 22 Oct 2021
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No summary or description available
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No idea why the title - but its a good'un.
by: rogerco
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Only the Animals
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on: 22 Oct 2021
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A story unwoven into different points of view
Full review 204 words
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Doggy life
by: rogerco
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Strays
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on: 09 Oct 2021
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Closeups of a doggy world in Instanbul
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