There is the usual legal disclaimer at the beginning of this movie but with the tag line ‘in reality, every bit of this happened just like you are about to see it’. It’s difficult to keep that in mind when for the next 90 minutes you are exposed to the meaningless life of a wealthy … Continue reading
When it comes to bizarre this enchanting quirky tale about a loner taking his dying best (and only) friend on a road trip is definitely up there. Especially when you know that the said best friend is a dwarf hamster named Etienne. Richard drifts through his gentle small life. He’s just got a new job … Continue reading
Frank is way beyond odd. He is the mentally ill front man of a Band who insist on creating such impossibly bad music that no-one will ever want to hear them. And to that end he/they are very successful. He also insists on wearing a giant expressionless papermache head/mask at all times onstage and off : … Continue reading
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
Koji Fukada’s strange odd wee movie teeters between being a droll farce and an absurdist comedy, and it is very intriguing to say the least. Mikio is a meek little man inherited a small printing business from his father and which he runs from a narrow rickety building which is also home for him and … Continue reading