A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
French and French-language Films
Julie Bertuccelli, “Claire Darling / La derniere folie de Claire Darling” (2018) On the first day of summer in a small village somewhere in France, an…
Trevor Nunn, “Red Joan” (2019) Adapted from the novel of the same name which as the film acknowledges is based on the real-life case of Melita…
Lee Camp “Leaked Court Docs Upending Brazil!” (Redacted Tonight, June 2019) Along with his weekly “Redacted Tonight” news / current affairs program, comedian / journalist Lee Camp…
Indian Subcontinent Films, Northern European Films
Jos van Dongen, “Victim of the World Wildlife Fund” (Zembla, 2019) Now this is the kind of hard-hitting investigative journalism I like to see! In this…
German and German-language Films
Niels Bolbringer and Thomas Tielsch, “Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus” (2018) Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the artistic / aesthetic movement by…
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Marcelo Martinessi, “The Heiresses / Las Herederas” (2018) A slow-burning, low-key character study that, among other things, examines loss and self-transformation and interrogates social hierarchy and…
British Films, North American Films
Dexter Fletcher, “Rocketman” (2019) Rather than playing as a straight biopic – a template that felled “Bohemian Rhapsody” – this comedy drama portraying the life and…
Park Jeong-woo and Park Hee-joo, “The Untold Story – ‘Korean Empire’ ” (Arirang TV, 2013) A symbol of the Korean people’s desire for freedom and independence…
Caolan Robertson and George Llewellyn-John, “Borderless” (2019) Lauren Southern is a political activist and independent journalist notorious for expressing views considered to be white-nationalist and borderline…
Chinese and Chinese-language Films, North American Films
Wayne Wang, “Chan is Missing” (1982) Would-be taxicab owner / driver Jo (Wood Moy) needs to purchase a licence enabling him to drive a taxi so…