Aug 29
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If you’re a cinephile, chances are you’ve probably heard of Jean-Luc Godard, even if you haven’t seen any of his films. He seems certainly to divide audiences. Many of his movies are easy to hate, and I know some people who loathe him. However I must say with some pride that I am a huge […]
Aug 25
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Manon des Sources (1986) Director: Claude Berri Cast: Yves Montand, Emmanuelle Beart, Daniel Auteuil Runtime: 112 minutes My Rating: 10/10 Months after Jean de Florette was received warmly by the filmgoing public, Claude Berri released Manon des Sources, a continuation of the story that proved to be equally as brilliant as its prequel, if not […]
Aug 22
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Jean de Florette (1986) Director: Claude Berri Cast: Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil Runtime: 116 minutes My Rating: 9/10 Claude Berri’s Jean de Florette is a film that even in moments of darkness retains a comic and affable feel of comforting humour. The greedy Cesar (Yves Montand) would in a lesser film come across […]
Aug 17
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I spend a lot of time listening to music. A lot more than I used to. And in recent months I’ve come to decide on some of my absolute favourite musical albums. Albums that define my taste and personality in general. Albums I identify with personally, and that I never tire of listening to. I’ve […]
Aug 15
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Director: Andrew Dominik Cast: Casey Affleck, Brad Pitt, Sam Rockwell Runtime: 160 minutes My Rating: 10/10 It was a pleasant surprise to learn that the director of this film, Andrew Dominik, is a fellow New Zealander. Hailing from Wellington, his first film was 2000’s […]
Aug 14
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If you were to ask me what the best-shot movie of all time is, I would think for a long while and reply “Ingmar Bergman’s Winter Light.” I made this quite difficult decision a few hours ago, whilst skimming through the film and taking images out of it for this post. Every shot in that movie […]
Aug 6
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Looking for the greatest, most outrageous, daring and incredible acting performance in a horror movie? Well, look no further than Isabelle Adjani in the cult horror classic Possession. I went into this movie not knowing what to expect, and was thoroughly floored by it. It’s one of the best horror films I’ve ever seen (though […]
Aug 4
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Thanks to Kyle at The Movie Scene, Ethan at A Reservation at Dorsia and Anna at Defiant Success, I’ve been gifted the Liebster blog award, an interesting meme that has been floating around recently. Since I know you’re all insatiably curious, the rules of the blogathon are: 1: Each person must post eleven “things” about […]
Aug 3
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Note: By pure coincidence, this next All-Time Favourites post coincides with the recent, tragic death of Chris Marker on his 91st birthday. The review you’re about to read is dedicated to him. He was one of the most incredible minds of cinematic history, and he will be missed. Gone, but never forgotten. Though we’ve lost […]
