It's been a very busy week, but there have been few screenings. The one big one was a festive press screening for the second
Despicable Me spin-off prequel
Minions: The Rise of Gru. It's as delightfully silly as expected, and rather a lot more manic than the last movie. The splintered plot is somewhat frustrating, but the gags are quick and consistent.
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I also caught up with the Swiss drama
Olga (which I'd missed on its UK release last month), about a Ukrainian gymnast facing identity issues. It's powerfully involving, inventive and eerily timely. There was also the Brazilian documentary
Uyra: The Rising Forest, a gorgeous odyssey about artistic indigenous activists raising awareness of an environment under threat. And I'm also on the short film jury for
London Indian Film Festival, so watched 10 seriously engaging shorts. Tomorrow I'll meet with the other jurors to decide a winner of the Satyajit Ray prize.
It'll be another rather offbeat week ahead, and films to watch include the Ukrainian drama
Sniper: The White Raven, the anime adventure
Pompo: The Cinephile and the short film collection
Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You.
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