SORRY WE MISSED YOU – ★★★☆ – Another feel good, uplifting comedy from Ken Loach. Okay, maybe not. This family’s struggle with juggling work and home commitments starts with hardship and then things just get worse. Heaven knows I’m miserable now. #MIFF2019
Month: August 2019
MCEC time. This is a new venue for MIFF films this year. I’m not sold on it yet but willing to give it a chance. Here goes…
COME TO DADDY – ★★★☆ – US Comedy Horror starring Elijah Wood as a hipster 30-something son reuniting with his absent father. Really nicely done, with some unexpected twists and at least a few gruesome groans amongst the laughter. Felt influenced a little by Pulp Fiction in parts, which made me feel old.
VIVARIUM – ★★★☆ – I love the old The Twilight Zone episodes and am a fan of science fiction so this unusual, mostly unexplained film about a couple stuck in a suburban development had all the potential. It was good, but like Black Mirror episodes, feels like it could have been told in a more succinct way.
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM – ★★★☆ – A nice enough US documentary about a couple who start a farm using more traditional techniques to show that factory farming isn’t always the best choice. I loved the quote “There’s never enough time to do it right, but plenty of time to do it over”. #MIFF2019