Marion whose poor health has already left her debilitated is now told that the cancer has returned and that she should focus on enjoying the rest of the time she has left. To her that means singing in the community choir with all the other local retired Seniors. It also means relying more on Arthur her … Continue reading
There is bleak, and then there is Armenia. It was that first country to secede when the USSR broke up, and although it gained independence, rural Armenia kept its poverty. In the south, the land is a blanket of slow each long harsh winter where the daily temperature hovers between -5 and -10C. The opening scene of … Continue reading
At the start of Nanni Moretti’s wonderful rich and glorious new movie the College of Cardinals are shuttered away in the Vatican to go through the traditional ritual of choosing a new Pope in great secrecy now that the last one has shuffled off his mortal coil. As the camera scans down the long line … Continue reading
There’s a real sense of irony in the title of this German romantic comedy written and directed by the leading TV actor Matthias Schweighöfer, as Alex the protagonist (that he also plays) is rather an immature wimp. Well, he starts out that way as he allows his self-starved uptight model girlfriend to literally walk over him. … Continue reading
The first time Ned Fleming (Bryan Cranston) even knows that his 22 year old daughter Stephanie (Zoey Deutch) is dating is when she Skypes him in the middle of his 55th Birthday party to wish him happy birthday. He, and his party guests, catch much more than they bargained for when they spot Laird (James Franco) … Continue reading