There is a good deal of similarity in The Man in the Hat with the comedic turns of Jacques Tait’s Mon Oncle and Mr Hulot silent films of the 1950s and more recently, The Artist. Tait’s films centred usually on an awkward character unwittingly raising havoc wherever he went, resulting in hilarious outcomes. In The Man in the Hat, Ciaran Hinds (of Game of Thrones fame) plays … [Read more...] about The Man in the Hat – Film review
French cinema
Black Box – Film review
Not to be confused with Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr’s sci-fi horror Black Box also released last year, the slick and tight French thriller, Boite Noire (Black Box), is a must see. Mathieu (Pierre Niney) is a black box analyst with the French civil aviation authority. His superhuman hearing sensitivity enables him to hone in on indiscernible sounds in black box recordings from … [Read more...] about Black Box – Film review
Miss – Film review
If French comedy is your cup of tea, be sure to see Miss screening as part of the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival on Friday 19 March 2021. A wonderful feel-good story, masterfully helmed by actor and model Alexandre Wetter playing the lead character, also named Alex. The tale kickstarts from Alex’s school days, where the morning activity of ‘what do you want to be … [Read more...] about Miss – Film review
Love Affair(s) – Film review
If you can’t be with the one you love honey, love the one you’re with.Crosby, Stills, Nash These words flashed to mind in the final moments of Love Affair(s) but the film portrays many types of love -- desire, lust, contented, loyal, unrequited, self-less. Love Affair(s) peels away multiple storylines - all of which come together in the second half of the film. Be patient … [Read more...] about Love Affair(s) – Film review
The Mystery of Henri Pick – Film review
Monsieur Henri Pick never says a word but his name will set his local village and before long, the whole country into a tailspin. All thanks to his unknown side hustle as an aspiring novelist, or was he? Who is Henri Pick, and how did a supposedly illiterate pizza cook write an acclaimed bestseller, is the very refreshing story behind The Mystery of Henri Pick. Based on … [Read more...] about The Mystery of Henri Pick – Film review