This one and In A World (review upcoming) are the last two films I saw at MSPIFF. I have been intrigued by The Hunt for a while because I've been hearing great things about it and Mads Mikkelsen's performance. Well, he certainly did NOT disappoint. The Hunt a.k.a. Jagten (2012) A teacher lives a lonely …
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April Movie Watching Recap and Movie of the Month
Boy, four months of 2013 have come and gone. But as you can see from my banner photo, Winter is still not through with us yet. Yep, we actually still have snow/slush on May 1st 😦 But enough with the weather. April was actually been a pretty good movie viewing month for me, thanks to …
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Question of the Week: Who gave your favorite performance(s) of 2013 so far?
Hello everyone! Well, April has been quite an eclectic movie watching month for me, as you'll see in my monthly roundup is coming tomorrow. Since I've been working on a bunch of indie reviews lately, I feel like taking a bit of break today. Instead, I'd like to pick your brains a bit my fellow …
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Indie Weekend Roundup: The Reluctant Fundamentalist review
It's the last weekend of MSPfest and it's been great watching a bunch of indie films. Saw The Hunt last night and this is my initial reaction: Well-crafted & well-acted Danish thriller The Hunt is taut and extremely unsettling. It's one of those films that REALLY got under my skin. — FlixChatter (@FlixChatter) April 29, …
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Indie Review: I, ANNA starring Charlotte Rampling & Gabriel Byrne
I must say that the main draw for me to this film is are the pairing of Charlotte Rampling and Gabriel Byrne. As it turns out, the casting remains to be the strongest thing about this film from newbie director Barnaby Southcombe, who happens to be Rampling's own son. The film opens with the protagonist …
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