HOLY MOTORS
There is always a trigger point as to why I select the movies that I go see. Either a favorite actor, or its the work of a revered auteur, or simply a recommendation from another cinephile. When it comes to Leo Carax’s latest movie it was simply a critic’s review in the final clip of … Continue reading
HOLY ROLLERS
Once in a while even movies can dispense with its usual stereotypes and can tell us an old story with a fresh set of characters. This debut feature from filmmaker Kevin Asche is a drug smuggling story where the baddies are neither African Americans or Italian Mafia but actually Hassidic Jews, and evidently its all … Continue reading
HOLY ROLLERS : THE TRUE STORY OF CARD COUNTING CHRISTIANS
Over the years I have come across countless instances of questionably, immoral and downright dangerous practices that were justified by the perpetrators with four simple words : I am a Christian. But this it is the first time I have ever heard it to justify the actions of a organised gambling syndicate. Actually they themselves never … Continue reading
Hope Gap : when his parents marriage ends Jaime is expected to fix things
Hope Gap is based on the real story of the childhood of writer/director William Nicholson . He had first written it in the form of a play The Retreat from Moscow which went on to win 3 Tony Award Nominations on Broadway. The latter seems very surprising watching the movie adaptation which is now … Continue reading
HOPE SPRINGS
So what does happen when a marriage just grinds to a halt and you are left with just going through the daily motions with not even bothering (daring?) to mention its demise? This rather intimate and uncomfortable story is just about that when after 31 years of marriage Kay & Arnold live separate lives in … Continue reading