NZFFF 2018 Tranche 1
Another fine start to the Alliance Français French Film Festival. Last year I binged on perhaps two dozen movies and, really, it was far too many. This year I've paired back
Movies
NZFFF 2017 Tranche 1
Every year there are two film festivals I make a point of seeing: the French Film Festival, and the International.
The Odyssey / L’Odyssée
The Odyssey begins with the truth wrapped in a
NZFFF 2017 Tranche 2
La fille de Brest / 150 Milligrams
Based on the actual struggle of Dr Irene Franchon, a French whistleblower who uncovered fatal heart deformities caused by a weight loss drug. Franchon is played by
Call of Heroes
If you like Terry Pratchett's watch novels, wuxia, and The Seven Samurai, there's a good chance you'll love this.
NZIFF 2016 Tranche 3
This has taken me almost two years to write, which I'd normally feel more embarrassed by (two years! Two film reviews!), but one of them comprised my thought's on