THE OFF HOURS

It’s really tough trying to relate or warm to a movie where every character bar one is so depressed. and this is one such case even though it really is not a bad wee film. It’s set in a small town diner where Francine a bored young unmotivated waitress works the night shift.  Business is … Continue reading

The Oscar goes …… to the Woman in the Red Dress

Two of the most highly anticipated movies are about to hit our screens and even before their release in US movie theaters there is talk of Oscar nominations for both actresses playing the leads.  Kate Winslet’s The Dressmaker swept the Australian Oscars with this outrageous camp story about a woman who returns to her hometown … Continue reading

THE OTHER WOMAN

This is the second ‘indie’ movie in recent months about parent’s dealing with the death of a young child, and even though each starred an Oscar Winning Actress, both bombed at the Box Office.  I’m not saying that this movie is as good as John Cameron-Mitchell’s excellent ‘Rabbit Hole’ (with Nicola Kidman), but even with … Continue reading

THE PARADE

I know I was laughing far too hard at the opening scenes of this wickedly funny comedy because from the word go I knew the plot was horribly un-pc.  This is a Serbian movie that poked fun about widespread homophobia but also indulged in racial slurs between all the different peoples that once made up … Continue reading

THE PARKING LOT MOVIE

The surprisingly intriguing quirky documentary is exactly what its title states: a movie about a parking lot.  A very scruffy triangular one in the centre of Charlottesville, Virginia behind a motley line up of late night bars and restaurants and smack opposite the University Campus.  Filmmaker Meghan Eckman focuses on interviewing a rather large cast … Continue reading

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