THE ETERNAL MEMORY – NO RATING

I had a very enjoyable session at the Kino, snoozing through this seemingly sweet Chilean documentary about an aging journalist with Alzheimers and his actress/politician wife. I heard mixed reviews, but can’t provide one beyond stating how comfortable and warm the Kino cinema is on a brisk Winter’s day. I’ll try and catch it one day if it comes to streaming services

THE BREAKING ICE – ★★★☆

A Chinese film set on the border of North Korea. It’s about three people; a local tour guide, her friend a local restaurant chef, and a young man who works in finance visiting the area that is suffering from depression. All three have histories of struggle, and together over several days, it appears that they manage to find new hope. I say it appears, because the final third of the film became increasingly unclear to me in its messaging. The film work was incredible though and the scenery of the area was beautiful.

HOUNDS – ★★★

As the John Wick series teaches us, sometimes it’s best not to mess with another man’s dog. Moroccan film about a father who is a low impact mobster, and takes his adult son on a “small job” that goes wrong. The rest of the film follows them over a night where they try to get things right. I found it alright but somewhat frustrating watching people fail to solve the problem at hand, and the mess become bigger and bigger.