Now, I liked that more than I thought I would. Not to be cheeky but it’s about two filmmakers who take a residency on Faro, the island where Ingmar Bergman lived. So I was braced for it being full of insufferable wanks going, “The thing about Bergman is . . . blahblahblah . . .…
Ashgrove is a story about relationships at the end of the world. Jennifer is a scientist who is working on a cure for a global plague when she has a blackout. She gets put on leave, taking a weekend off for the first time in a year to go relax. Her husband Jason takes her…
Ivo Rona is the undisputed head of his family business. He’s been a hard-nosed bastard all his life, and now finally the chickens are coming home to roost. Millions go missing from the company, and Ivo starts to turn himself in circles trying to find the culprit. Even when the method is discovered, his paranoia…
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic is bloody brilliant! The main character is Jaakko, a guy who is blind and paralysed from the chest down, so the film is shot from his perspective. But how do you make a film, a visual medium, from the perspective of someone who is blind?…
Hive is the story of Fahrije, a Kosovan woman who tries to support herself by making ajvar relish. In her community, for a woman to even drive a car is considered scandalous, so it’s an uphill struggle. Based on a true events, Fahrije’s story was big news in Kosovo. The trouble was Fahrije’s husband was…
That was actually a lot better than I was expecting. I mean that as a compliment. From the trailer, showing the main character living a double life, especially when one was obviously quite luxurious, I was worried it was gonna be a bit Anna Karenina. You know, Oh poor Anna! All she has is everything,…
Thoroughly enjoyable slice of life in the neighbourhood. Three Floors basically focuses on the lives of several families who share a close. It tracks their ups and downs over a decade. The film opens with heavily pregnant Monica, who lives on the first floor, trying to phone for a taxi as she goes into labour,…
So cool to get the chance to see Alan Cumming and Lulu and the director and star of My Old School in person!
My Old School got a standing ovation – and too bloody right! Absolutely cracking movie. It is a documentary about the Brandon Lee incident, when a 32-year-old man enrolled in secondary school as a 16-year-old boy. The reasons why are as bizarre as the story itself, but what makes the movie is it is not…
Blind Ambition is a documentary following the first Zimbabwean team to compete in the world blind wine taste testing championships. Now if you’re like me, the most you know about blind wine tasting is that scene from Frasier where Niles is crowned corkmaster, and they all sing, “Hail corkmaster! The master of the cork! He…