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INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic

29th October 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

“The idea that these memories could be within this never-ending sinister space, a labyrinth-like space, that was really the first image and the starting point.” Relic director and co-writer Natalie Erika James Natalie Erika James’s bold and shocking horror Relic takes place in an outwardly serene and beautiful family home in Australia, a home that inside… INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Interviews, London Film Festival Tagged With: AAA, australia, dementia, horror, Japan, natalie erika james, relic

INTERVIEW: How to make An American Piano, set in Japan, by two Aussies – Hamish Downie & Paul Leeming

23rd February 2019 by Sarah Leave a Comment

“You could say that the descendants of old enemies came together to make this film – which is part of our message.” Hamish Downie, writer and producer of An American Piano. Paul Leeming and Hamish Downie, the director and writer/producer of An American Piano, both lived in Japan for several years (Hamish still does). Their… INTERVIEW: How to make An American Piano, set in Japan, by two Aussies – Hamish Downie & Paul Leeming Read More

Filed Under: Interviews, Support Indie Film Tagged With: an american piano, classical music, Japan, piano, POW, prisoner of war, short film, true story, ww2

An American Piano (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

15th February 2019 by Sarah 1 Comment

Music, like war, is a great leveller. During World War Two, Youko (Leon Masuda), a little girl living in Japan with plans to train to be a concert pianist, sits at her grand piano playing Chopin. Across the way, an Allied prisoner of war listens and catches her eye. Based on a true story, An… An American Piano (Short Film) Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews, Support Indie Film Tagged With: Japan, music, piano, prisoner of war, war, ww2

Shoplifters 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

29th November 2018 by Sarah Leave a Comment

According to Osamu shoplifting is morally acceptable as “whatever’s in a store doesn’t belong to anyone yet”. Though it turns out that this family takes the “not belonging to anyone” reasoning into other areas too – decisions which actually seem in some ways less morally dubious, when they find themselves taking home a little girl… Shoplifters Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: children, Japan, poverty, shoplifting

Isle Of Dogs 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

12th April 2018 by Sarah Leave a Comment

I’ll admit when I first heard about Isle Of Dogs I assumed it was actually set on the Isle of Dogs in London, perhaps starring those famous pooches from Eastenders, Willie, Roly and Wellard. In fact I was so consumed with what director Wes Anderson could possibly be up to on the Thames, I missed the… Isle Of Dogs Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: dog flu, dogs, Japan, snout fever, talking dogs

The Third Murder 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

12th March 2018 by Sarah Leave a Comment

This is a murder mystery with more twists than a 1960s dancefloor. It’s definitely gripping, and superbly acted, though I’ll not deny it is also frustrating; as we try to work out who in the movie is being played before the realisation hits that it could well be us. A man has been murdered on… The Third Murder Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: courtroom drama, death penalty, Japan, lawyers, murder

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Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, John Wick lover and Gerard Butler apologist. Still waiting for Mike Banning vs John Wick: Requiem

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Reviews

Netflix and chill: the film club discusses The Pale Blue Eye 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

See How They Run 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Maneater 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Clarkson’s Farm (TV series, season 1) 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

The Reef: Stalked 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Persuasion 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

GATLOPP: Hell Of A Game 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Jurassic World: Dominion 2.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Top Gun: Maverick 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Senior Year 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

H20h no! The Film Club watches Black Water: Abyss 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (TV mini series) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Pursuit Of A Jigsaw (short film) Short Film 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Operation Mincemeat 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Reed’s Point 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Let The Wrong One In 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Death On The Nile 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Deep Water 2.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Moonfall 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

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