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1pm Daily Update (2020)
Better than Shortland Street
Season 2 kicked off with a strong hook - what was the source of the community transmission? We grip to our seats every episode in anticipation to find out. Rumour has it that we won't ever discover the origin, and the mystery will carry on for the duration of the season.
Unlike Shortland Street, the show brings some of the most genuine and honest characters, pitch perfect dialogue and surprising plot twists. Ashley Bloomfield deserves an Emmy nod.
Southland Tales (2006)
I went in not knowing what the film was about....
...and left the theater still not knowing.
I would normally try to structure a good review, but I'm so annoyed about this movie that I wont even bother. It's not worth it.
Hard to follow... no engaging interest despite subject matter. Too many plots. Under developed and unresolved plots/conflicts. No direction. Too many vague ideas and no substance to... anything.
Pointless humor. Pointless drawn out soundtrack sequences. I feel as though Kelly thought to himself in post production "Damn, this really is a piece of turd. Hmm, I can gloss it over with great indie tracks.. yeah! that will work".
Dwayne Johnson's twiddling fingers. Sarah M G's stupidity. The Lou Perry kid said 'Dawg' too much.
By the time the twist (if it was one?) came around I was so frustrated and uninterested to even care.
Overall: Not entertaining. Not engaging. I didn't care about any of the characters. I wasn't taken on a journey, and I didn't feel satisfied.
Sure I'm thinking about it after wards. But I'm sure not the reasons Kelly intended.
Miss this one. It's really not worth it.
The Home Song Stories (2007)
Brilliant.
I recently got a job at The Embassy Theatre in Wellington, and to just my luck the Film Festival has recently started. We sometimes get to go in and watch the films for free if we aren't doing much. My boss said I could go in to watch, so I jumped at the opportunity (simply because it was a free film).
The Home Song stories is a brilliant film.
The story follows the young Tom at age 10 (i think) as he, his Mother and sister struggle to contain a normal lifestyle, being Chinese immigrants in Australia in the 1970's. A lot of the focus is on his Mother who battles between providing the needs for her children and resenting them, being still quite naive and wanting more freedom.
Joen Chen is fully compelling in probably her best role to date. Joel Lok is already destined to have a great career, who pulled off the most engaging child performance I have seen. For the most part, he reacts passively, with minimal dialogue: it's his woeful looks that draw you in.
The cinematography is fantastic. The color tone seems so natural and real, while still being cinematic. The CU's have great engagement with the character's eyes, with little depth of focus, guiding you to exactly what you should be watching. The slow tracks in and sideways draw you to new developments in the story, working perfectly with the actors' performances.
The story itself is one that is told to its fullest extent that would work for a film, hands up to Tony Ayres! I read some articles and apparently there was a bit more to the story, but would be to much to work structurally.
I am annoyed that after the film finished, I had to leave to get back to work. Because just a few minutes after Tony Ayre himself came out to answer questions from the audience.
Overall, this is one film that SHOULD NOT BE MISSED. Find it! Watch it! I feel like I should have paid for my ticket. But I will probably get the DVD anyway.
I am absolutely sure most people will like this film. It's a beauty. :-)