Rafäel Ouellet’s Derrière moi is a film considered part of the local new wave of cinema. Borrowing heavily from the slow, unfocused filmmaking of Eastern Europe, it is not an easy watch, but it certainly pays off in the end. Read my full review of this tale of a destructive friendship between two girls. Read more »
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May 4, 2009 | Comments Off
Kelly Reichardt had a goal in mind when she co-wrote and directed Wendy and Lucy, and that was to speak to the current economic hardships millions endure in America at present. Rather than focus on the homeless, she focuses on the individuals who are on the brink of homelessness, who could lose it all from one small obstacle in their way. This is the basis of the film, giving the narrative a sort of timeless feel. Coupled with a sort of naturalistic film-making that is short on drama, Reichardt’s latest is a nice little film about a woman stuck in a place where she is going nowhere. The film suffers from the same problem, but it is decent nonetheless. Read more »
Film Festivals, Film Reviews | October 22, 2008 | Comments Off
Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinema celebrates it’s 37th year as one of the city’s premiere film festivals. It’s success has been due to great organization, original and modern advertising as well as its policy of allowing all of the latest films, regardless of whether or not they have played at previous festivals around the world. So while the Montreal World Film Festival is more concerned with being the first to premiere films, the FNC places this importance secondary to showing the latest great films. Thus, not only are you more likely to hit a higher quality film, but much of what is shown is known beforehand. This year’s festival is no exception, showing some of the critically acclaimed Cannes hits and others. The festival opens with short film, Next Floor and feature-length film A Sentimental Capitalism (Un capitalisme sentimentale) - both Quebecois premieres. It closes with the Cannes festival winner, The Class (Entre les murs). Read more »
Film Festivals | October 8, 2008 | Comments Off
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