16 September 2022. By Neptune Let’s concentrate on the GRÜTLI Cinemas this week – lots going on there. Check out their program and schedules on their site. Two key films – one to run to, the other to avoid! HOLY SPIDER (Les nuits de Mashhad) **** (vo Farsi) A man is on a […]
FILM: FLEE – the story of a boy fleeing Afghanistan
2 September 2022. By Neptune We’re slowly approaching autumn and good things are beginning to happen at the movies. Pick any of these three, or all of them – depending on your mood and taste. You’re in for a treat. FLEE **** (vo Danish, Dari) It’s amazing how animation has evolved from Walt Disney’s […]
FILM: THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING ***
26 August 2022. By Neptune We’re slowly approaching autumn and good things are beginning to happen at the movies. Pick any of these three, or all of them – depending on your mood and taste. You’re in for a treat. THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING (Trois mille ans a t’attendre) *** Just the title […]
FILM: WHERE THE CRAWDADS SINGS **1/2
19 August 2022. By Neptune WHERE THE CRAWDADS SINGS **1/2 If you’re into old-fashioned melodrama, this film based on the best-selling novel by Delia Owens has it all and more. It has a little abandoned girl growing up (Daisy Edgar-Jones) all alone in the marshlands of North Carolina, ostracised by the neighboring town. It […]
Locarno film festival – a perspective
12 August 2022. By Neptune Did I mention last week that being at the Locarno film festival is like going back yearly to a homey, fun summer camp? It’s where you meet old acquaintances in the lovely surroundings of the Lago Maggiore and its velvety green mountains, except you get to see films all day […]
Verbier Music Festival – A VERBIER JOURNAL
By Neptune Where does one begin to describe something as rich as the Verbier Music Festival? Two weeks of classical music experiences in mid-July that will enchant you in their variety and excellence. This is a smorgasbord of the world’s top talents – from young, rising students to the cream of renowned virtuosos such as […]
FILM: THOR – LOVE AND THUNDER *1/2
29 July 2022. By Neptune Dear Cinephiles,The one worthwhile release this week – great director Silvio Soldini’s IL GIARDINO DEL REY – will have to be reviewed next week, as I was in Verbier for its press screening.In the meantime, catch up with these excellent ones still on our screens, if you have not yet […]
FILM: ELVIS ***** 5 stars!
8 July 2022. By Neptune Sorry for this third edition of the same films…but it’s summer (and the living is easy…) and I am taking a little holiday. As you all are…The multiplexes are full of mediocre fare for the kids, and some bad excuses for adult entertainment, so go out to the beaches, sit […]
FILM: INCROYABLE MAIS VRAI ***
17 June 2022. The only release this week is a French film that is worth your while…check out my review and make up your own mind – if your French is fluent… By Neptune INCROYABLE MAIS VRAI *** (vo French) You have to know Quentin Dupieux’s filmography to really appreciate his work: “Rubber’, about a […]
FILM: OPERATION MINCEMEAT
10 June 2022. By Neptune OPERATION MINCEMEAT (La Ruse) **1/2 This film by John Madden, best known for the Oscar-winning “Shakespeare in Love” and the “Marigold Hotel” films, is based on the actual WWII disinformation operation that the British mounted to be able to invade Europe through Sicily in 1943 without jeapordizing thousands of soldiers’ […]
