Screenings continue to be a mixed bag of current releases and awards contenders. Higher profile films this week include Javier Bardem in the Spanish film
The Good Boss, a blackly comical satire about the tension between a boss and his employees. And the true World War II adventure
Operation Mincemeat has a first-rate cast featuring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Jason Isaacs and Johnny Flynn.
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BEST OUT THIS WEEK:
Flee • C'mon C'mon
The Hand of God
Boxing Day • Final Account
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The main reason why I saw so few films this week: I spend eight hours watching
The Beatles: Get Back, Peter Jackson's hugely engaging documentary made from footage unseen for 50 years. It's essential for fans. Also a bit off the beaten path were the thoughtful and provocative Canadian drama
I Am Syd Stone, addressing issues of sexuality in show business; Andrea Arnold's experiential doc
Cow, following the life of a farm animal in a way that's riveting; the World War II doc
Final Account, interviewing Germans who were children when the Nazis came to power; and the shorts collection
The French Boys features five very strong dramas.
Coming up this next week, I will be watching Steven Spielberg's remake of the musical
West Side Story, Bradley Cooper in
Nightmare Alley, Lea Seydoux in
France, the horror thriller
Agnes, the drama
Famous, the pantomime on film
Cinderella and the shorts collection
The French Boys 2.
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