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
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
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
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)
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
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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