Month: February 2011

I must’ve watched “Me and You and Everyone we Know” at least a dozen times. It’s one of those gift-that-keeps-on-giving kind of movies: there’s something new around every corner. Whether it’s tiny bits of text that get a new meaning with every viewing or the characters’ little quirks – it always gets me. I laugh until I can’t laugh no more. And that’s strange: in its core, the characters inhabiting Me and You and Everyone we Know are pretty tragic.

With Miranda July’s latest feature, “The Future”, it’s the same – but a lot more polarizing. It’s as if she sharpened the pencil: the funny is a lot funnier, and the tragic… I’m not sure what that means yet. (more…)

I vaguely remember having seen “Le voyage de Kirikou”, Ocelot’s previous masterpiece. When asked for the plot, I wouldn’t be able to recall it, but I remember feeling endeared by the movie. For me, that’s a good thing – connecting a movie with a feeling means the movie left me polarized (and usually in the good way).

When I saw that “Les contes de la nuit”, Ocelot’s newest animation film, was in competition for the Golden Bear, I couldn’t keep myself back: I had to see it. To top it off, I saw the beautiful stills of black characters in front of colourful backdrops. This movie was slick as hell, I thought. And fairy tales? This I’ve got to see.

…Maybe I was expecting too much? (more…)