[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004GP0O42][/pullquote] Uncle Boonmee is the latest movie from Thai auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Shortlisted for last year's Academy Awards, it's a slow-paced meditation on life (or multiple lives) and death. Boonmee is an ageing farmer in rural Thailand. He is … [Read more...]
Review: Norwegian Wood (2010, Japan)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B004TFCVUY][/pullquote] Before beginning my review of Norwegian Wood, I should say up front that I'm a huge fan of the novel it is based on, written by Haruki Murakami. It's inevitable that this should influence my view of the film and it would be pointless to try to … [Read more...]
Review: In a Better World (2010, Denmark)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B005K8IOUU][/pullquote] Winner of Best Foreign Language film at the 83rd Academy Awards in February, In a Better World has only just arrived in UK cinemas. In a Better World is something of a ensemble piece, but there a two main focuses; Anton, a middle-aged doctor … [Read more...]
Review: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, Spain)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000UYBP0K][/pullquote] Pan's Labyrinth begins a long time ago in an underground world a princess escaped to the world above, the sunlight blinded her and she forgot who she was. She grew sick and eventually died but her father, the King of the subterranean, knew that … [Read more...]
Review: The Lives of Others (2006, Germany)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003OUV1H4][/pullquote] Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, or FHvD to his mates (maybe) recently directed Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in The Tourist. The Lives of Others, which he both wrote and directed, was the film that gave him this shot at the Hollywood big … [Read more...]
Review: You, The Living (2007, Swedish)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0019BC372][/pullquote] Roy Andersson started his directorial career in advertising, and then moved into feature films. You can't tell. There is not a thing about Andersson's style that's reminiscent of the fast-paced world of TV advertising. In fact, the opposite is … [Read more...]