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Lars And The Real Girl

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 ~ philthebearblog ~ 3 Comments

Lars (Ryan Gosling) surprises his family and local community when he reveals his long distance internet girlfriend to be a lifelike sex doll. Realising his mental health is in decline everyone decides to go along with his delusion whilst he works through his issues.  Lars And The Real Girl is a difficult film to explain. … Continue reading Lars And The Real Girl

A Real Pain

January 10, 2025 ~ philthebearblog ~ 1 Comment

Two Jewish cousins travel to Poland to take a tour in honour of their beloved grandmother who recently died. A Real Pain is the sort of film that appears to be rather slight, but has hidden volumes.  At surface level it is an odd couple comedy. David Kaplan, played by Jesse Eisenberg who also wrote … Continue reading A Real Pain

We Live In Time

January 4, 2025January 4, 2025 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

When Almut (Florence Pugh) accidentally runs over recently divorced Tobias (Andrew Garfield) with her car they begin a relationship and fall in love. But then a cancer diagnosis for Almut will force them to make some decisions about how to get the most from their time together and what to focus on. We Live In … Continue reading We Live In Time

Hundreds Of Beavers

October 8, 2024 ~ philthebearblog ~ 1 Comment

Jean Kayak (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews), a 19th century Applejack salesman has a booming business until a group of beavers destroy his orchard. Destitute and freezing in the middle of winter can Jean turn his hand to fur trapping to turn his fortunes around?  Hundreds of Beavers is a low budget movie that has rightfully … Continue reading Hundreds Of Beavers

Beetlejuice (1988)

September 24, 2024 ~ philthebearblog ~ 2 Comments

Barbara and Adam Maitland (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) are living an idyllic life in a small country village when they die in a motoring accident. As ghosts confined to their home and only equipped with a ‘Handbook for the Recently Deceased’ they have to contend with the new home owners and a madcap bio-exorcist … Continue reading Beetlejuice (1988)

Strays

January 23, 2024January 4, 2025 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

When Border Terrier Reggie (voiced by Will Ferrell) is abandoned by his owner Doug (Will Forte) he joins up with fellow strays Bug (Jamie Foxx), Maggie (Isla Fisher) and Hunter (Randall Park) to learn the rules of the street and track down his owner.  I had high hopes for Strays based on its trailer. It … Continue reading Strays

Poor Things

January 22, 2024January 4, 2025 ~ philthebearblog ~ 3 Comments

Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) is a genius whose skills as a surgeon allow him to bring back to life the dead body of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone). Bella, reanimated without any of her memories or learned skills is effectively a child in a woman’s body. In order to study her personal growth better Godwin … Continue reading Poor Things

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