What would you do if your dream holiday went terribly wrong…? This is the setup for Happy 50, when on arriving at the airport, a close friends’ flight to Greece is cancelled. Instead, the 50th birthday boy and eternal optimist of the group, Yves (played by Guillaume de Tonquédec) invites them all to his holiday house in Brittany. Thereby subjecting his poor wife Laure (played … [Read more...] about Happy 50 – Film review
Mistletoe Ranch – Film review
Mistletoe Ranch, the latest in a string of light rom coms, arrives in time to get your feel-good Christmas vibes on. Yet again, southeast Queensland gets transformed, this time into a snowy-mountain substitute for Montana. It’s clearly produced for an American market with the Aussie and New Zealand acting ensemble speaking with US accents. The story has all the hallmarks of … [Read more...] about Mistletoe Ranch – Film review
Quant – Film review
“The sixties mini was the most self-indulgent, optimistic “look at me, isn’t life wonderful” fashion, ever devised. It expressed the sixties, the emancipation of women, the Pill and rock and roll… It was the beginning of women’s lib.” Mary Quant Watching this self-classified official biography of Mary Quant, Britain’s original influencer, makes one ask, why has it taken this … [Read more...] about Quant – Film review
Everything in Between – Film review
The trailer doesn’t do Everything in Between justice. Expecting a melancholy tale, I was pleasantly surprised and absorbed from the opening sequence. Directed by Nadi Sha and shot on location in Sydney, Everything in Between is a heartfelt tale of finding joy in life’s smallest moments. Depressed 18-year-old student Jay (Jordan Dulieu) has had enough of life; at … [Read more...] about Everything in Between – Film review
A Taste of Hunger – Film review
From the first few moments of A Taste of Hunger, it’s not quite clear what this film appears to be. There come moments we’ve seen before in other foodie films that focus on an egotistical tyrant in the kitchen seeking impossible perfection and another Michelin star. But there’s more under the surface here, both in and out of the kitchen. The monochromatic atmosphere and a … [Read more...] about A Taste of Hunger – Film review