Could be epic.
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Oh dear. Please can we have a moratorium on these kind of Xmas movies? Out to own today: Big Game
Escobar: Paradise Lost
My Toronto Film Festival stats:
- 37 film festival movies seen - 4 non-fest movies - 11 parties attended The best films from Toronto: ANOMALISA DEMOLITION HARCORE MAGGIE’S PLAN ROOM SPL2: A TIME FOR CONSEQUENCES SPOTLIGHT THE FAMILY FANG WHERE TO INVADE NEXT THE CLASSIFIED FILE ★★★½☆ Police procedural, kidnapping thriller. Corruption and credit-stealing are in its cross hairs. A more spiritual, softer MEMORIES OF MURDER.
SEPTEMBERS OF SHIRAZ ★★½☆☆ Gruelling drama. Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek do their best with material lacking in surprises. PHANTOM BOY ★★★☆☆ An animated, fantasy REAR WINDOW, from the makers of A CAT IN PARIS. Simple and funny. VETERAN ★★★★☆ Hilarious cop action movie, with a social justice heart. Hwang Jeong-min is turning into an excellent lead. 11 MINUTES ★★★★☆ Jerzy Skolimowski is roughly the same age as Scorsese, and both are on fire. Dazzling direction, leading to a jaw-dropper.
SOUTHBOUND ★★★☆☆ Portmanteau horror that's a cut above the majority, but still inconsistently satisfying. SKY ★★½☆☆ Kruger-Reedus-Dunham-Lellouche in a road trip melodrama. Is quite sweet, but the pseudo-intimacy and character interactions are annoying. ROOM ★★★★½ Gut wrenching. Endlessly claustrophobic. Searing performances. Far superior to COMING HOME (2012).  Room
SPOTLIGHT ★★★★☆ Tom McCarthy goes ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, tackling the Catholic Church in Boston. Investigation procedural has narrative propulsion. THE MEDDLER ★★★½☆ A gently moving dramedy on ageing and loneliness. Reminds of Alexander Payne's PARIS, JE T'AIME segment. MR RIGHT ★★★☆☆ Fun screwball action hitman comedy. Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick own it. Is no GROSSE POINTE BLANK though. THE DANISH GIRL ★★★☆☆ Romantic and emotional, but suffers from repetition of motifs, character beats and visuals. Last shot is cringe.
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Filmaluation is dedicated to arts culture, with a particular focus on film. I care about intelligence, quality and entertainment. Need some movie and TV show recommendations? See the drop down to the right of the Home tab. Enjoy. The vital ambitions of art and entertainment: - Perceptiveness - Illumination - The unexpected - Innovation Brains and soul are key; but adrenaline junkies do not fret, there is also much love for an experience that delivers a sucker-punch to the guts via stunningly delivered thrills. Noun, “filmaluation”: The evaluation of a film Verb, "to filmaluate”: To evaluate a film I am well aware how difficult it is to make a film, put on a stage play, create a television show, write a novel, let alone make something of note. (That appreciation doesn’t stop me from having high standards though.) This online magazine is edited by Hemanth Kissoon. Filmaluation is owned by Filmaluation Limited (Company number 8549302. Registered in England and Wales) Archives
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