Monday, 7 December 2009

November-December catch up time

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 8/10
Moon 7/10
Solaris (original) 7/10
A Serious Man (Barbican) 6.5/10
Fish Tank (BFI) 7/10
The Cottage -1/10

Saturday, 24 October 2009

The London Film Festival 2009

So many to see...and in the end we only saw three:

Cold Souls: It didn't really know what to do with the flimsy subject but was entertaining enough (even though we only just made it the cinema in time...phew!) 6.5/10

Mother...An utterly brilliant thriller from the director of 'the Host'. 9/10

Bunny and the Ball. A visually superb debut from the director of the Mighty Boosh...let down by one major flaw...it ain't funny enough 6/10

Saturday, 22 August 2009

Just seen....

Let the Right One In

brilliant! 9/10

Encounters at the End of the World

Another great documentary from Werner Herzog 7.5/10


Sunday, 10 May 2009

Laitakaupungin valot

Lights in the Dusk 7.5/10

Aki does it again...I really liked it

Thursday, 30 April 2009

Wants list

Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Anvil (9/10)
Let the Right One In (9/10)
Martyrs (total shit! 1/10)
Hellen
Hansel and Gretel (Korean DVD)
Soi Cowboy

Sunday, 26 April 2009

Running with Scissors 7.5/10

Running with Scissors 7.5/10...weird but apparently all true.
Factotum 7/10
Waltz with Bashir on DVD 8/10
Jar City on DVD 7.5/10
Best DVD: Man on Wire...magical, it reclaims the image of the twin towers.

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

CHE part one 5/10

Che Part One (Curzon Soho, London): 5/10. Dreadful...I fell asleep within an hour., but lasted until the lacklustre end. Way too long, it doesn't work as entertainment or as a Biopic, and whilst Del Torro is ok, you won't learn a thing about 'why' Che did anything. An empty experience and disapointing to say the least.

Fear[5] of the Dark (DVD): 6/10. Style over substance. Brilliant animation let down by average stories, especially the pointless connecting sections and the Saul Bass-lite opening credits

Rocco and his Brothers (DVD): 7/10 A long (170 minute?) B&W Italian film from the 60's. Not bad, but I won't want to see it again

Rome, Open City (DVD) 6.5/10: B&W Italian (once again!)...poor quality DVD, but an historic film, shot in 1946.

If (DVD) 7.5/10: not bad, although most of original impact will be lost on anybody who wasn't around in 1968. Still watchable, but 'of its time' I think

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Region 1 DVD) 7/10. Once again not bad, and it was great to see so many familar faces in it