Tuesday 18th February 2020

2019

The Flood

Director : Anthony Woodley

Synopsis extract :
Immigration Officer gets involved in a case whilst having personal difficulties
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Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 18 Feb 2020

Review of "The Flood"

One case that exemplifies everything that is wrong with the current situation all the way from central africa to the uk. Based on true stories.

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Monday 27th January 2020

2019

Us

Director : Jordan Peele

Synopsis extract :
Silly hokum about doppleganners living beneath ground and escaping to terrorise their doubles.
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Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 27 Jan 2020

Review of "Us"

Not a lot to like here. Mildly entertaining.

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Friday 1st November 2019

2019

Bait

Director : Mark Jenkin

Synopsis extract :
Cornish fishing village modern day look at tensions between secondhomers and working community
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Reviewed by Roger, Arts Cinema Plymouth on 01 Nov 2019

Review of "Bait"

Shot in B&W 4*3 with blemishes to give a slightly home movie effect. Camera allowed to linger on objects and faces to tell the story. Excellent effect allowing plenty of time for viewer to think through the implications of the narrative. Technically a fascinating piece of film making using B&W and unusual choice of shots to provide an elliptical view of the narrative with space for the viewer to consider. As with reality there is no absolute truth here. As a story about the interaction between the characters it has considerable subtlety and shows all the participants as essentially flawed and very human. As a story about the major issue of the way the tourism "industry" trashes our communities, distorts our home lives, and creates massive suppressed resentment against those who come across the Tamar for two weeks or two months and make no contribution it is a powerful contribution. By and large the behaviour of all of the visitors is at best deeply patronising and arrogant - just like real life. The sooner we get rid of these parasites the better. And I imagine that the same feelings exist everywhere that tourists go, it is not a problem peculiar to Cornwall, although it is probably at its worst in the UK here.

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Saturday 28th September 2019

Average rating from 2 reviews

2017

Faces Places

Directors : JR, Agnes Varda

Synopsis extract :
Agnes meets photo artist JR who specialises in giant images and the two collaborate. ...
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Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 28 Sep 2019

Review of "Faces Places"

Visages Villages (the title in French) sees 89 year old artist/film maker Agnes Varda collaborate with 34 year old photo-muralist JR. Together they embark on a voyage around France creating stunning works/installations as they go and cross fertilising both ways between the generations of artists as they go. This is their story, and a delight filled one it is. Agnes died aged 90 in March 2019 and this film together with "The Beaches of Agnes" 2008 makes a fitting legacy for someone at the heart of the post WWII French New Wave Cinema in the 60s (and incidentally, as a friend, one of only 6 people to attend Jim Morrison's funeral). A life well lived, for sure the new generation epitomised by JR will carry the baton forward.

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