Prince Avalanche

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Current Release: Yes

David Gordon Green is bouncing between comedy and indie drama. This one is a nice mix. I have not seen the Icelandic film Either Way it's a remake of but I do have it ready to watch. It's a pretty minimalistic film, just two characters painting lines on a road and their character arcs are quite small too but interesting enough to spend 90 minutes with thanks to the writing and the two actors.

Adoration

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Current Release: Yes

Watched With: Kate

Also known as Adore overseas. What a creepy premise. It's outrageous enough that the audience we watched it with stifled their lack of comfort with laughter quite often. And to be fair some of it is kind of funny. But the actors involved give it their all (and Robin Wright does a surprisingly convincing Australian accent) and in the end I found the whole affair absolutely fascinating with all the questions it raised. 

It's certainly beautifully shot and although I thought some of the dialogue was less than stellar they wisely keep that to a minimum. I'm still having a hard time figuring out if I really liked it or not but the fact that I still think about it makes me lean towards the like. I'd be interested to see it again to clarify. 

The Kings of Summer

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Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Tyler

Delightful coming of age comedy. It has a very Wes Anderson vibe to it and some great characters played by up and coming actors playing the kids (and a few favourites as their parents). Beautifully put together too. It has real heart and plenty of out of left field moments to keep you guessing what's going to happen next. Most importantly it's just really sweet and makes you feel good. Seek it out.

The Secret of NIMH

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Current Release: No
Watched With: Michael

I never watched this one as a kid but I had seen it once before, didn't remember it though. Turns out the secret was super intelligent rats. Spoiler.

Don Bluth seems to have an affinity for animating mice. This is his first effort and it works quite well, aided by a great Jerry Goldsmith score and some nice voice work. And the colour palette is great. The story is a strange mix of fantasy and a pretty grim reality. It doesn't work completely for me but it has real heart and creepiness in way that only 80's children's films did.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Current Release: No
Watched With: Tyler

Write Up.

Now out on bluray with isolated Bernard Herrmann score track. Nice. I can see how dated it is now when I watch it with friends, the accents and acting, the blatant and hilarious sexism, but I still love it.