Independent Film – The Film Ramble

Once (2008): Available on Amazon Prime & BFI Player

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020Posted in ReviewTagged Glen Hansard, Independent Film, Marketa Irglova, OnceLeave a comment

I truly believe that its the simplicity of Once that makes it one of the most endearing films around. It’s a simple story where our guy (Glen Hansard) is a busker who does what he can to get by. He works in his dad’s vacuum repair shop, but his true passion is his guitar. In the day he plays covers, but at night, he plays his own songs. One evening, he plays and this attracts attention of girl (Marketa Irglova), a Czech immigrant who sells the big issue. While they start off with him being frosty, she gives him a chance.

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Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon

October 27, 2019Posted in Film, ReviewTagged Comedy, Dakota Johnson, Independent Film, Peanut Butter Falcon, Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen3 Comments

I originally didn’t plan to see Peanut Butter Falcon. I was planning out some upcoming cinema trips and sure this one seemed okay, but in the same week “Monos” and “The Last Black Man In San Francisco” were having a small-scale release, this was kicked down the chain. Come Friday evening. I’m in the car home with mum, preparing for a weekend in Portsmouth and discussing this film I’d seen advertised while sat on the train which I thought she’d have liked to see. Immediately she was sold and agreed to travel to Southampton (*cough* 0-9 *cough*) for an 11:00AM Saturday morning screening. Immediately, I was worried. When you recommend a film, lest one you haven’t seen, your reputation as a recommend-er is put on the line, especially if the concept excites the other person. When we came out of the cinema, I asked mum what she thought of the film? Her reply: “Probably my favourite film I’ve ever seen. The film felt like it was made for me” and you know what: I enjoyed it to.

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Review: The Last Tree

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019Posted in Film, ReviewTagged British Film, Independent Film, Shola Amoo, The Last Tree1 Comment

When I watch a film, the one thing I look for more than anything else is some form of passion, a level of care from within that says I will tell this story and you will listen. Such a thing is difficult to describe and can come in many forms, but whatever this enigmatic quality is, Shola Amoo’s The Last Tree has it in buckets.

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