Alex ekes out a living as a small-time drug dealer in Paris. He’s 27 and single but any chance he has of ever having a happy existence is scuppered by his walking disaster of an older brother Isaac who he is constantly bailing out for the substantial debts he has somehow amassed with some … Continue reading
Would I appear a tad jaded if I described this new Argentinian romantic comedy as a little too close to a love affair itself i.e. starts off really well but confusion sets in and ends quite badly? What is real surprising though is that despite this, Daniel Burman’s movie picked up a Best Screenplay Award at the Tribeca Film Festival … Continue reading
Marie is a middle-aged bit part Hollywood actress who has still not had her big breakthrough part. She has been successful enough to be able to live in a Malibu Beach apartment, albeit a small rented one. She’s a bit of a hippie and leads a healthy lifestyle with her daily routines of paddle-boarding and … Continue reading
There should be a warning given to anyone over a certain age (like me) before they see this powerfully uncomfortable and uncompromising movie about an elderly couple that makes you confront the unavoidable consequences of all the suffering that one must deal with before finally shuffling off this mortal coil. And certainly one should definitely … Continue reading
Even though this is the 25th time that Tolstoy’s classic novel has been brought to the screen, I think this is the first version that I have ever seen. The latest rendition has been re-written by leading playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, and I gather it sticks closely to the original plot even though he’s squeezed it into 2 hours. (Thank … Continue reading