Awards season continues to surve forward, as I work to catch up on contenders. Jodie Foster stars in the French-language comedy-thriller
A Private Life, an engaging mystery with a terrific all-star French supporting cast. Josh O'Connor leads Kelly Reichardt's delightful comedy-drama
The Mastermind, about a quirky art theft and the unexpected fallout from it. And Wagner Moura leads the Brazilian offbeat thriller
The Secret Agent, an involving epic packed with comical moments and wonderfully colourful characters.
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Even more epic, Filipino master filmmaker Lav Diaz's gorgeous biopic
Magellan traces the life of the 16th century Portuguese explorer (played by Gael Garcia Bernal) from a surprising point of view. And then there was Oliver Laxe's Spanish adventure
Sirat, which takes us far into the North African desert and leaves us changed. Yes, it's that good. I also caught two animated films: this week's release
Zootropolis 2 (aka
Zootopia 2) is another extremely lively madcap, action-packed romp; and
Little Amelie is a beautifully bright-hued trip into the mind of a cheeky little Belgian girl growing up in Japan. I also somehow found time to attend three live performances:
Ballet Black: Shadows at Sadler's Wells,
Growled at the RVT and
The Magic of Christmas at Brick Lane Music Hall.
Coming up this next week, I'll be watching the mega-sequel
Avatar: Fire and Ash,
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Square Pants, Jim Jarmusch's Venice-winning
Father Mother Sister Brother, Fred Hechinger in
Preparation for the Next Life, Agniezka Holland's
Franz, Brazilian drama
Manas, the documentary
Cover-Up, and the premiere of
Fallout season 2, plus three live holiday-themed stage performances:
Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells East,
Beauty and the Beast at Charing Cross Theatre and
The Great Christmas Feast in West Kensington.
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