2013
WEDDING PALACE
This unashamedly over-the-top romantic comedy seems to parody every known Korean stereotype (and more) with its ridiculous story that is essentially all about making fun of wealthy American-Koreans clinging tight to traditions that have long been forgotten by their contemporaries back home. In Los Angeles 29 year old Jason is about to get married to…
WHAT A MAN
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.…
Matterhorn
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…
Five Dances
Alan Brown’s latest movie has one of the most accurate titles that pulls no punches and is exactly what it promises i.e five dances. Held together by the strands of a wisp of a tenuous plot, it is however still a sweet and sensual coming-out-tale thanks to the presence of a charming young dancer who…
