The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival runs until 16March2025. Slice and dice your interpretation of the Greek documentary “Death Plan for a Dog and a Man” and you just may have nailed down the last nail of the coffin. For lack of a more sophisticated descriptor this is a “fun” film but one with deepContinue reading “27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival: “Death Plan for a Dog and a Man”: The Oracle of Death in Athens Speaks”
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RKS 2025 Film: “Timestalker”: Disturbing Pyscho Horror Thriller
The film community apparently categorizes “Timestalker” as comedic. If there is humour, I would say it is an attempt at such that transforms itself to generate a powerfully disturbing film documenting a dangerous delusional stalker. Initially one might strain to identify humour but it is weak and it is the splendiferous acting of Alice LoweContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “Timestalker”: Disturbing Pyscho Horror Thriller”
RKS 2025 Film: “Loren & Rose”: Jacqueline Bisset on Stage!
“Loren & Rose” showcases the enormous talent of Jacqueline Bisset in her role as Rose Martin an actress rising to great acclaim in “Lisa Overnight” her greatest commercial success and her biggest curse as once you reach the summit it may be more of a slide down as how much room is there left toContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “Loren & Rose”: Jacqueline Bisset on Stage!”
RKS 2025 Documentary: “A Conversation with Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion”
“A Conversation with Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion” is what you get in this American documentary; Bob Mackie and many others, predominately entertainers and celebrities, discussing the career of American costume designer Bob Mackie. Mackie, now 85, started sketching as a boy preferring that to athletic pursuits. When asked what he wanted to do “when youContinue reading “RKS 2025 Documentary: “A Conversation with Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion””
RKS 2024 Film: “Let’s Keep the Party Going” (Short): The Time Limited Advantage of Being a Hollywood Nepo Baby
Hunter (Nick Hurley) experiences minute success in his efforts to make it bigtime as an actor in Hollywood. He chides his agent for wasting his time with auditions for chickenshit commercials depriving him of an opportunity to showcase his acting talents. The film commences with Hunter at an audition being asked to say, “Let’s keepContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Let’s Keep the Party Going” (Short): The Time Limited Advantage of Being a Hollywood Nepo Baby”
RKS 2024 Film: “72 Hours”: Rather Run of the Mill
“72 Hours” is more or less run of the mill. FBI good. Criminals almost all bad. The glory of a unified family. Suggested sexuality geared toward prime-time television. If you appreciate this type of film good on you mate and enjoy. If you are searching for something novel or intellectually challenging best forget this film.Continue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “72 Hours”: Rather Run of the Mill”
RKS 2024 Film: “The Sweet Hereafter”
One of the most honoured Canadian films of all time, Atom Egoyan’s “The Sweet Hereafter” (1997) was nominated for 16 Genie Awards and won eight, including best picture, director and actor. It also won three major awards at the Cannes Film Festival and received Academy Award nominations for adapted screenplay and director. Widely regarded asContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “The Sweet Hereafter””
RKS 2024 Film: “All You Need is Blood”: A Bloody Interesting Targeted Audience Comedy
I returned two days ago from 10 days at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival where I watched and reviewed 20 movies. Three were Greek films about making a movie about a movie. They weren’t comedies as “All You Need is Blood” which is a movie about making a movie about making a movie. Bucky (LoganContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “All You Need is Blood”: A Bloody Interesting Targeted Audience Comedy”
RKS 2024 Film: The 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival: “Fauna”: Corruption Lost in Itself
In a 2024 Greek film director Stratoula Theodoratou delves into moral and political corruption in Greek society. Corruption respects no boundaries, and it may be those attempting to expose corruption are equally corrupt as those they strive to expose. Anna, an Athenian photojournalist, when escaping from a violent demonstration, encounters severely demented Lambros eating aContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: The 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival: “Fauna”: Corruption Lost in Itself”
RKS 2024 Film: The 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival: “Meat”: Twice Out of Control and Twice Dead
Takis (Aky Ilaskarazisis) raises sheep in a small Greek village. Takis has a longstanding feud with Kyriakou (Dimitris Xanthopoulos) over land ownership. A situation of two hot heads colliding in a violent verbal spar starting the film with Kyriakou without much community support just being released from three years in prison. Community standards run highContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: The 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival: “Meat”: Twice Out of Control and Twice Dead”
