Comedy, Movies

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

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Once in a while one comes across a film that is very special. Hunt for the Wilderpeople should clearly be on your list of must-see film. It is a comedy but the first 15 minutes or so it feels more like a tragedy. A fat little teenage boy is dropped off by child welfare services [Read More]
Documentary, Drama, Movies

Miles Ahead

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A couple of months ago, I watched the documentary on Jimi Hendrix Hear my Train Coming. Starting in his teenage years, Jimi was only interested in two things: his guitar and women with music clearly in first place. The film draws much on live performances where the genius of Hendrix becomes very clear. At [Read More]
Comedy, Movies

My Fat Greek Wedding 2

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I laughed tears on during the original My Fat Greek Wedding. The sequel is not nearly as funny. From the beginning, you wonder whose wedding it will be this time. First it seems, grandpa might get his way and the 17-year-old granddaughter is getting married a tiny bit early. But then the film [Read More]
Movies, Phantasy

Finding Dori

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All weekend I have been reeling from the Brexit vote shock. The only time my mind could forget this calamity while watching Finding Dori at the cinema. For 90 minutes Pixar took me into a parallel universe created by the wonderful people of Pixar. Every time I see a Pixar film, I have the same [Read More]
Documentary, Drama, Movies

Purple Rain

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Prince’s premature death prompted me to see Purple Rain for the first time. The film feels a bit like Flashdance. Incidentally, Jennifer Beals, the star of Flashdance was asked to play lead female role but declined. The plot is apparently based on Prince’s life but the main story is Prince’s talent. No plot [Read More]
Documentary, Movies

Amy

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Since every person now has a smartphone, documentaries of people living today will much easier to do because so much film material will be available on each person. Compared to the documentary on Bob Marley that I covered earlier, a lot of film material was available on Amy Winehouse. Relatively cheap digital video [Read More]