Saturday, June 15, 2019
Shinboru (2009)
A man wakes up in a white room empty other than buttons on the walls, he must find out which button to push to get what he wants.
Wildly eccentric movie keeps you puzzled most of the time, especially with its metaphysical implications, but is nonetheless quite humorous and entertaining.
Friday, June 14, 2019
The Bookshop (2017)
England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
Sad, melancholic tale is presented in a pedestrian pace, but has a good cast and period details and a heartbreaking ending.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
First Lines: Tamora Pierce - First Test
Alanna the Lioness, the King's Champion, could hardly contain her glee.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
I Kina spiser de hunde (1999)
Two brothers, one cold and ruthless, the other sensitive and reluctant, and their brutal misadventures.
Violent drama with an almost absurd plot and some very dark humor is only entertaining for those who can stomach it.
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
First Lines: Steven Erikson - Gardens of the Moon
The stains of rust seemed to map blood seas on the black, pocked surface of Mock's Vane.
Monday, June 10, 2019
Rush (2013)
The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals Niki Lauda and James Hunt.
Daniel Brühl is perfect cast as Niki Lauda in this well-made and entertaining buddy-rival story.
Maltin**1/2: "Screenwriter Peter Morgan...tries to spin gold from another real.life story, but this isn't necessarily the stuff of great drama - except on the track, where director Howard uses his filmmaking know-how to create a vivid, visceral experience."
