5 min movie guide
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Sorry We Missed You : Ken Loach’s latest piece of brutal realism
For those cinephiles who worried that Ken Loach’s Palme D’Or Winner ‘I Daniel Blake’ may have been the last film from the veteran British director then his new one “Sorry We Missed You” is a welcome addition to his resume. Typical for this very socialist-committed man who always wears his heart on his sleeve,…
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Greed : a satirical comedy about a story that in reality is far from funny.
Michael Winterbottom’s latest movie is a fast-paced satirical comedy about a story that in reality is far from funny. It’s the very skimpily veiled story of notorious Brit billionaire businessman Sir Philip Green who the British Parliament named as ‘the unacceptable face of capitalism’. Green used nefarious means to buy Topshop and half a…
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The Booksellers : a glimpse into a genteel world that maybe disappearing
According to most of the people featured in this new documentary the world of antiquarian bookselling is gently standing by watching its own demise. Everyone involved may have a different opinion on its potential survival, but they are all unanimous in who/what is to blame i.e. the internet. In New York from the 1890s to…
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Ordinary Love : gets tested when someone gets very ill
Tom (Liam Neeson) and Joan (Lesley Manville) lead an such an ordinary life now that they are retired and as they keep themselves to themselves they are almost invisible to the outside world. That is all about to change when the lump Joan discovers in her breast when she is showering and that turns out…
