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18
Apr

Film Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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Occasion: Ladies’ Night Out Anticipation: Medium (I come and go with Wes Anderson movies) Overall Rating:    Perched gloriously atop mountain peaks in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka, The Grand Budapest Hotel is the primary setting of a fanciful tale of a young boy, Zero (Revolori) and his mentor and friend, Gustave (Fiennes). Framed for a murder he […]

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13
Sep

Film Review: The Weight of Elephants (2013)

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Occasion: Mum & daughter night at Melbourne International Film Festival Anticipation: Medium Overall Rating:    Breathtakingly beautiful and searingly honest, The Weight of Elephants delves into the darkness of childhood angst, loneliness and longing.   Without the capacity to completely comprehend the adult world around him, 11 year old Adrian (Murphy) finds himself entranced by the mysterious […]

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