Friday, April 24, 2015

Recently Viewed April 2015



Land Ho! (2014) ✭✭✭½

Enjoyable and amusing little road pic about two old pals (Earl Lynn Nelson, Paul Eenhoorne) who decide to spice up their dull retirement lives by leaving their homes in Kentucky for an impromptu trip to Iceland. There, the aging duo search for adventure and romance - or a reasonable facsimile - often with amusing results. Land Ho! won the John Cassavetes Trophy at this year's Independent Spirit Awards





Wadjda (2012) ✭✭✭✭
Fascinating immersion in Saudi culture and lifestyles. Amusing and infuriating at the same time. A must see for cultural anthropologists.





My Life in the Country (2013) ✭✭✭½

French TV romcom about two divorced women who pretend to be gay so they can purchase a farmhouse from a famous feminist writer. Sounds silly, and it is, but overall it's fun.




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Roma (2018) ✭✭✭✭✭

Alfonso Cuarón’s directorial career has dealt with everything from updated Dickens ( Great Expectations ) to twisted coming of age ( Y Tu Ma...