Out to own today:
Our Little Sister
 | “They may fight, but they are on the same side when it matters,” Chika Koda (Kaho) Sentimentality is a dirty word in the cinema thanks to its prevalence in place of hard-won emotion. But refined sentimentality can be a sublime lump-in-the-throat experience when in the hands of masters, see Frank Capra’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE or Steven Spielberg’s ALWAYS. Hirokazu Koreeda’s latest may be dismissed on the grounds of hollow whimsy, by those looking for darker fair; however, OUR LITTLE SISTER is so skilful as to make the emotion seem easy when its moving concoction is a feat to replicate. A soufflé this delicate is to be savoured and also admired. [To read more, click here.] |
Nasty Baby
 | Writer-director Sebastián Silva’s variety of mumblecore misanthropy has been lightened due to two comediennes: Kristen Wiig and Alia Shawket (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT). Wiig has her humorous excesses curtailed here, and can of course play it straight (HATESHIP LOVESHIP), but her charisma can take a hit doing so – NASTY BABY thankfully does not squeeze out what makes her special. [To read more, click here.] |
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