You will understand the irony of the title in the closing scenes of this acerbic, stylised allegory of colonisation.
Continue readingSweet Dreams (2023)
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Occupied City (2023)
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A four hour documentary is always going to have its challenges. Steve McQueen (Hunger (2008)) takes a deep dive into the recorded history of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam by overlaying a narrated retelling with a river of footage of the city in 2020 and 2021.
Continue readingTake Me Somewhere Nice (2019)
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“The hardest thing in life is letting go of those you hold dear. After that, everything is easy.” Continue reading
The Event (2015)
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Like Ma, this film was a little challenging to enjoy as it made no concessions for the knowledge-base, or lack of it in my case, of its viewers. Made entirely of found footage with no narration or explanation, we watch the events unfolding in Leningrad in 1991 as the Soviet Union collapses. Continue reading
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