Essential Coli-members what's the last thing you watched?

[TheNatureBoy]

Joker - Joaquin really carries the movie, I can see why he is getting a lot of praise

Hustlers - that finesse . J. Lo

 

[Figaro]

 

[CrimsonTider]

4/5

5/5

3/5

 

[Ribbs]

 

[BXKingPin82]

This Nora From Queens shyt.

 

[mbewane]

I assumed he was since the banlieues have separate local government plus I'm pretty sure that they talked about government funding/budgets at some point.

Banlieues have local mayors and whatnot just like any other place in France, but the breh in the movie is nicknamed "The Mayor" because he basically controls the area

 

[Zero]

Even better the 2nd time

 

[NZA]

this movie bored me to sleep

 

[FromStLouis]

A good romantic comedy, a nice story and at 90 minutes they really trim the fat. The annoying sidekicks aren't really there.

Simon Pegg is a good everyman lead and I've always liked Lake Bell.

Like the right playlist for the car, you need some goto rom coms - this is a pretty good one to have in the cut.

I just needed a distraction, and this did the trick for a little while.

 

[daemonova]

the national geographic channel version is way better, if you can find the unrated version, they got tiddies and eveything
its called seal team six the raid on osama bin laden

 

[bnew]

episode 10!

props to the writers for the fukkery they create

 

[bnew]

i hope it gets another season.

 

[Ribbs]

Boring. I get where it was going but it was such a slug to get through.

 

[TheGodling]

Abstract neo-noir from the director of Black Coal, Thin Ice about a gangster who has to escape triads and cops alike with a prostitute. Yes, the story is that basic but this is not a film for story, this is a film relishing in noir sensibilities where every confrontation and chase becomes a play of light and shadow and absurdity. Even with a plot this simple it's easy to get lost in its artistic approach but goddamn does it make for some beautiful shots.



Not a movie about the GOAT but a daily portrait of a Muslim in India as Hindu nationalism is on the rise and threatens the basic essentials of his life. A simple straight forward drama that almost feels like a documentary with a helluva confronting ending.

Beasts Clawing At Straws is a Korean thriller (winner of the Special Jury Award at IFFR) about a bag of money found by a hotel cleaner in a locker. Who left it there and where did it come from? Those questions are answered in multiple chapters with different timelines following a desperate port officer, ruthless gangsters, dangerous femme fatales and a crazy cop while our money struck cleaner struggles with his conscience. Very entertaining with a lot of dark humor in a mixture of the Coen brothers' films (think No Country For Old Men meets The Big Lebowski). Very good start for the first time director.



Beautifully shot film about a group of artistic friends coming together to reenact scenes from capitalist and culture opposing classic films. Center is the on/off relationship between one of the boys and girls, whose arguments slowly become repetitions and artistic impressions in their own right. The definition of 'artsy' for the sake of art but still interesting enough.

Children Of The Sea is a gorgeous anime film with a story that never lives up to its potential. During summer vacation a teenage girl meets two boys who were raised in the sea by dugongs. Of course the boys turn out to be quite more than that and it's not long before the story gets really crazy and existential. It also becomes a narrative mess but the incredible visuals still make it a must-see for that reason alone.



Winner of the Bright Future Award at IFFR. A divorced father moves with his children into their grandfather's house. The three generations live calmly together as the grandfather has early onset of dementia, the father is trying to get a job to provide better for his family and the kids in their own way have to deal with the consequences of the divorce. It's funny and touching and pretty much provides more confirmation that Asian cinema is king at capturing intimate family portraits.



Winner of the prestigious Tiger Award at IFFR (also the third year in a row a Chinese film wins). An abstract life portrait of a disillusioned young woman who returns to her hometown and tries to figure out her life again. Another pure 'art' project but its stylistic approach works as there is enough detail and little humor to make things click.



Brehs might wonder (or better, you should wonder) what makes IFFR such a special film festival (which it really is and not just because it's in my city). They help fund independent cinema from all over the world and many of the films I've seen and written about in the past days depend on that funding. Such is also the case for the last film I saw at IFFR, the completely independently made Air Conditioner from Angola. Air conditioners start falling from city buildings and hurting people. Uncaring about this widespread and inexplicable issue, a hotel owner demands his employees to find him a working air conditioner. Of course the falling air conditioners are a metaphor for deeper societal problems and as the hotel security guard relaxedly moves through town on his pointless mission we see his daily encounters with other people. It's calm, relaxing and for its short length (70 minutes) the perfect festival cool-down film.

 

[Figaro]