Push – Fredrik Gertten

Photo by IKRAM shaari on Pexels.com I was walking along the street the other day when I passed a donation table covered with a purple cloth and set up to gather support for women's refuge. The person who sat behind it was snug in their blanket, down jacket, and woolen gloves. Their cheeks were red... Continue Reading →

Daffodils – David Stubbs

Photo by Irina Iriser on Pexels.com There's something about David Stubbs' film, Daffodils, that I can't help but describe as 'cute'. It's less melt-my-heart and more of aww-look-at-Daffy-trying-to-play-with-the-big-kids. And by big kids I mean Hollywood films, obviously. They're what I know - my normal - so it's also the benchmark. I want New Zealand film... Continue Reading →

Everybody Knows – Asghar Farhadi

Photo by Simon Migaj on Pexels.com The Spanish film Everybody Knows, directed by Asghar Farhadi, has been the latest of my rare forays into foreign film. Whenever I know I'm going to watch a film with subtitles, I do a very good job of convincing myself that the experience will be tiresome. I assume I'll be too... Continue Reading →

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