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Historia de un crimen: La búsqueda (2020)
all these negative reviews are way off mark
This is a brilliant exposé of a mishandled investigation. It is hard for a north european like myself to judge the veracity of the political maneuverings that may or may not have been behind the 'burial' of the case - although they come over as very authentic - but the mordant social critique is recognizable and applicable world wide. Yes, the series plays like a telenovela, but it does so deliberately in order to open our eyes on how tragedy can, and does, become trivialized through current methods of media coverage and media consumption. The musical score underlines this perfectly. Those who see disrespect towards the victim need to watch again, and listen again, more attentively. The little silent victim nestles at the heart of the project, and the last scene depicts this sparingly but beautifully: we see Paulette's nanny - maybe the only person who truly cared for her - switch off the tv in disgust and exit the room, passing by a table on which there is a photo of Paulette with a lit candle burning in front of it. Far from a mess or a commercial exploitation, for me this series comes close to being a masterpiece.
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
I made it for 2 minutes
Or maybe it was one and a half. I am anti-death penalty and anti-corporal punishment but both these core values were sorely put to the test during that brief space of time: the narrator, the writer of the narrative, the editor who cut the sequences, and whoever else had a finger in this sorry pie ought to be subjected to some severe form of punishment or restraint, just to stop them ever re-offending. They have sinned against the cinema and the cinema-loving public and anyone who has the misfortune to click on this title and follow this dreadful documentary, even for a nanosecond.
Them That Follow (2019)
must give this ten
Truthfully this is a 7 to 8 star movie - the story a little overblown, a little predictable, the three-quarter-film gradual build up a little too slow, and some of the acting a little over the top - the pastor especially - but I can't sit by and let it linger under its present rating. It deserves a rating boost. It is a serious, thoughtful, classy piece of work and well worth an evening's viewing. Grant it five minutes of your attention and you will find it very hard to stop watching.
Pieces of a Woman (2020)
extraordinary
I'm stuck in bed with tendonitis am viewing all sorts. A few hours ago I emerged, feeling cheated and angry, from the phoney emotional showerbath that is 'After the Wedding' (I read there is a better Danish version and I believe that because there could hardly be a worse one), and despite the lukewarm reviews decided to give this a chance on the strength of my admiration for Vanessa Kirby. My thanks go to her and all the guys who worked on this shining jewel of a movie. It's not for the faint hearted, it's not for thrill seekers, but to anyone who wants to take a true, honest journey though the winding labyrinth of the human heart I could not recommend it more strongly.
Leaving Neverland (2019)
hard not to belive
In fact almost impossible not to believe the testimony of these two deeply wounded guys and their torn and suffering families. This is a great piece of documentary film making on a crucially important theme that needs wider recognition and discussion. It's sad to see how many die-hard Jackson fans there are who seem unable to take the truth on board, but there you are.... there are masses of people still who believe the earth is flat. We human beings are geniuses at hoodwinking ourselves. On this topic, however, as the film amply demonstrates, it is high time we stopped.