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HOT: Mary and Max

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ April 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Mary and Max is the highlight of my 2009 film-going so far. This claymation debut feature film, written, directed and built by Adam Elliot (of Harvey Krumpet), is an endearing and touching story about two social outcasts and unlikely penpals. Mary is a funny-looking, bespectacled kid from Mount Waverley, who has no-hoper parents, no friends [...]

NOT: Samson and Delilah

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ April 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Oh Lord. Samson and Delilah was a long, depressing and earnestly worthy film about two Aboriginal kids leaving their isolated community, losing their way (literally and metaphorically) then finding their way home again (literally and metaphorically). The movie was framed by the harsh, bright heat lamps of the outback and filled with dust, dirt and [...]

HOT: Elegy

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ April 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve renewed respect for Penelope Cruz ever since her scene-stealing performance in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and of course Ben Kingsley was Ghandi – so Elegy already had the signs of a quality film. An adaptation of a Philip Roth novel, the story mainly follows the relationship between cultural critic David Kepesh (Kingsley) and his young [...]

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