One of the many wee joys of this gentle absurdist Dutch comedy is that newbie director/writer Dierderik Ebbinge wastes no time in bothering with explaining the protagonist’s history but plunges you straight into the delightful and extremely odd story expecting you to fill in the blanks as the plot unfolds. By the time it literally … Continue reading
Mo is the sensitive and intelligent 14 year old son of Egyptian immigrants who live in the working class (blue collar) area of Hackney in London’s East End. He idolises his older brother Rashid who is a real tough guy and amateur boxer who avoids getting a regular job by being member of a street … Continue reading
In Ash Chastain’s new comedy drama he has somewhat overloaded the neurotic Petunia family in New York with such a whole textbook of quirks, hangups and affectations that adding all the different story strands together makes for a rather dysfunctional movie. I should quickly add that its not without its charm and has a few … Continue reading
With an impressive stellar ensemble as a cast, and the very topical premise of everyone’s obsession with being glued to their cellphones, and helmed by talented writer/director Russell Brown, Search Engines had all the hallmarks of being a very successful comedy. On paper at least. Set in California as an assorted group of family and friends … Continue reading
When Friet an impossibly perfect German exchange student comes to stay with teenage Eva and her family in their home in rural Holland, life as they know it changes almost beyond recognition. Up till then this dysfunctional family has somehow coasted along, but that was all before Friet fed them doubt, fear, insecurity and even … Continue reading