CineRik

A superb portrayal of the effects of terminal cancer on a family.  Filled with torturous and exquisite details, as well as an astounding performance by Jesper Christiansen as a dying father, I found this film captivating and cathartic.  My full review is here.

A more impartial perspective from the film makers would have added strength to this documentary about Mexico’s archaic (in)justice system.  Watch it for the facts, but be prepared to filter out unnecessary emotional appeals.  I deliver my full verdict here.

A surreal tale of a Romanian single mother who, when questioned by child services, recounts a story of kidnap, ghostly marching bands and playing Joan of Arc in a Manchester brothel.  Visually extravagant it feels Lynchian in structure, though perhaps trading a little intellectual complexity for emotional availability.  Highly recommended.  I refuse to pimp myself out here.

Daniel Burmeister is the heart and soul of cinema.  Nursing his battered car from one small Argentinean village to another, he offers his services as a film maker in exchange for food and lodging, nothing more.  In return, he turns the locals into film stars, throwing their collective work up on a sheet in a village hall in under a month.  A documentary to warm the coldest soul.  My review marches down the red carpet here.