Cheerful Japanese time travel tale. A perfect Sunday morning film. Nothing massively novel here but it’s a neat little story with a good bunch of funny scenes and characters. Lovely.
I think I’ve got stupider just by watching this one. It’s just so dumb. Far too much macho posturing and shouting, but also some fun bits and a decent soundtrack. A mixed bag. #LIFF2023
A clever little piece mythologising the filming of Nosferatu. Willem Dafoe is fabulous as a gurning vampire, playing a vampire acting as an actor acting as a vampire. It’s a bit predictable - director’s q&a said he toned down the campiness of the original script. Shame.
This started out as a quite a sweet, sad drama but I just found the guy a bit too tiresome. I think I was supposed to be sad about their relationship but honestly I just wanted her to move on.
I wanted to love this. I almost did. Possibly the most beautiful animation I’ve ever seen. Couple that with a solid feminist angle and what’s not to love? I would’ve liked a little more structure - more about her parents, the places, Begum Rokeya. But it was still lovely.
Underwhelmed by this one. The trailer had made it out to be deeply weird but it was mostly straight faced and gloomy. An interesting setup - Dutch East Indies in decay, inheritance and illegitimate children - but it didn’t really do very much with it.
Decent French people-turning-into-animals film. Some fairly heavy handed allegories about tolerance, growing up etc but also… lots of half-animal people. Fun.
absolutely unhinged alien invasion story. Gloriously low budget with shonky acting and enthusiastic vfx. Bodysnatchers, biblical sex cults, and glowing eyes
I enjoyed this a lot. Tom Hardy on fine form and Jodie Comer was fab. It’s not really so much about the story (bike gang, power struggle, etc) so much as the mood. It looked and sounded incredible.
A very low key slice of three briefly connected lives in the frozen north of china. It’s simple and sad and full of small moments but doesn’t really go anywhere. But I enjoyed it.