One plus one equals one
When the mother of a set of adult twins passes away, she leaves them with some bizarre final instructions. They are instructed to find their father and their brother, both of whom they've never met. The interwoven narrative moves seamlessly between the past and the present to tell the story from two perspectives - the perspective of the twins in the present and their mother's perspective in the past. This is a very engrossing film. It is hard to pigeonhole into one genre. It has some thrilling elements, a lot of drama, but there is also some mystery. Overall, I love this film because of the strong story and the way the story is told. Plus its in French!
Incendies gets 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Wajdi Mouawad, Denis Villeneuve
Starring:
Lubna Azabal,
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin,
Maxim Gaudette
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Metacritic: 82 out of 100
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
1981 (2009)
The misadventures of Ricardo Trogi
Written and directed by the adult Trogi, 1981 recounts young Ricardo's move to a new neighbourhood. I love, I repeat, absolutely love movies about childhood. The Goonies and Stand By Me are the standards followed closely by The Sandlot. 1981 holds its own against those classics. This film is really funny and very poignant. It is also a French Canadian film and is heavy on the dialect. Ricardo's mom has such a thick accent that I could hardly catch a word she said. To me that makes her even funnier.
1981 is one of those rare, near perfect films and earns its 5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Ricardo Trogi
Writer: Ricardo Trogi
Starring: Jean-Carl Boucher, Claudio Colangelo and Sandrine Bisson
Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
Metacritic: Not Reviewed
Written and directed by the adult Trogi, 1981 recounts young Ricardo's move to a new neighbourhood. I love, I repeat, absolutely love movies about childhood. The Goonies and Stand By Me are the standards followed closely by The Sandlot. 1981 holds its own against those classics. This film is really funny and very poignant. It is also a French Canadian film and is heavy on the dialect. Ricardo's mom has such a thick accent that I could hardly catch a word she said. To me that makes her even funnier.
1981 is one of those rare, near perfect films and earns its 5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Ricardo Trogi
Writer: Ricardo Trogi
Starring: Jean-Carl Boucher, Claudio Colangelo and Sandrine Bisson
Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
Metacritic: Not Reviewed
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Pontypool (2009)
Its not what you said...
A morning radio host and his crew get some interesting reports of weird happening around town. As things get more and more weird, the radio host and his two person crew find themselves trapped in their station building. And then come the zombies. This film is very tongue in cheek and very funny. Pontypool offers a totally different take on the whole zombie genre. Definitely worth watching.
Pontypool says it well with 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo)
Writer: Tony Burgess
Starring: Stephen McHattie, (The Fountain, Watchmen), Lisa Houle and Georgina Reilly
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Metacritic: 54 out of 100
A morning radio host and his crew get some interesting reports of weird happening around town. As things get more and more weird, the radio host and his two person crew find themselves trapped in their station building. And then come the zombies. This film is very tongue in cheek and very funny. Pontypool offers a totally different take on the whole zombie genre. Definitely worth watching.
Pontypool says it well with 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo)
Writer: Tony Burgess
Starring: Stephen McHattie, (The Fountain, Watchmen), Lisa Houle and Georgina Reilly
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Metacritic: 54 out of 100
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