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This quirky fable about modern day China charmed me with its surreal drollness and allowed a few quiet moments for a catnap. Continue reading
Free and Easy (2017)
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Yourself and Yours (2016)
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This is rather delicate and oddball offering from Korean director Hong Sang-soo poses more questions than it answers but provides enough threads to pull together into a satisfying exploration of love and relationships. Continue reading
Human Traces (2017)
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This surprising New Zealand drama set on a remote sub-antarctic island focuses on three separate view points of one story. Continue reading
Happy End (2017)
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I’m used to Michael Haneke dramas dealing a devastating blow as the credits roll (The White Ribbon, The Piano Teacher) so I was unprepared for the droll humour and light hand of this study of a wealthy French family struggling to let go of the past. Continue reading
The Teacher (2016)
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Beautifully crafted, with an authentic 80s Communist aesthetic, The Teacher is a lesson in the power of the collective. Continue reading
Los Perros (2017)
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Dogs are a repeated and, I suspect, metaphorical motif in this Chilean drama by Marcela Said about the complicity of the middle-class in avoiding accountability for the atrocities committed under Pinochet. #MIFF2017 Continue reading
Patti Cake$ (2017)
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This oddball, feel-good feature unrolls like an 8mm Precious with Australian actor Danielle Macdonald as its shining heart. Continue reading
Daphne (2017)
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Ninety minutes was enough time with the prickly, belligerent Daphne but I couldn’t help but wish her well. #MIFF2017 Continue reading
A Quiet Passion (2016)
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Very quiet. And a little bitter. This is not a bad movie but it left me feeling deflated and very happy to not be Emily Dickinson or a woman in the mid-19th century. Continue reading
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
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Gru is my favourite villain. And now there’s the breakdancing Balthazar Bratt, who comes in at number two. And number three is Gru’s twin brother Dru, who’s like a more optimistic Gru with a blonde wig. Sequels are usually something to endure but this third installment of the Despicable Me franchise was almost as good as the first and definitely more entertaining than the second. Continue reading
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