Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideNow that veteran British filmmaker Ken Loach is 80 years old he keeps threatening that his latest movie will also be his last. We hope not as with I Daniel Blake he is not just back on form, but this is one of his best ever, born out by winning him his second Palme D’Or … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIsraeli-born Philadelphia chef/restauranter Michael Solomonov sets out in this documentary by director Roger Sherman to criss cross Israel in search of ‘real’ Israeli cuisine. It is a contentious search just by the mere fact that several of the foodie experts and journalists that he interviews en route, question if in a country as young as … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt is odd that actress Diane Kruger has waited until now to do her first movie in her native German language. It, however, has proved to have been well worth the wait with her powerhouse performance in Faith Akin’s exacting thriller In The Fade which landed her a Best Actress Award at Cannes, and the film a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideEven when this rather entertaining road-movie dripping with sentimentality from Israeli filmmaker Dani Menkin ends, you cannot help think that this would have all played out so much better if it had been filmed as a documentary. As we follow recently fired cinema projectionist 60-year-old Ronnie (Alon Aboutpoul) leave Tel Aviv to fly to NY … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis latest movie from French auteur Arnaud Desplechin is an indulgent convoluted jumble of an excessive number of conflicting storylines that at times would test the patience of a saint. It’s art for art’s sake with scant regard for the viewer trying to unravel it and get some semblance of understanding or enjoyment. Ismael (Mathieu Amalric) … Continue reading
