there is a genuinely eerie and powerfully emotional magical realist edge to the drama, as gunner s hopes and fears are visualised on screen like scenes and characters from his own artistic creations. it s an effective device that tells us much of this is happening in gunner s imagination, but also leaves us wondering just how much is real. an enjoyably eccentric supporting performance from alfred molina, as the local figure who accidentally inspires this incredible journey, adds to the film s offbeat charms. i just want to know if the water man s real. of course he s real. i went in knowing, and perhaps expecting, little, and came out very pleasantly surprised by what turned out to be a real treat for all the family. it s on netflix now. back in 1979, director franc roddam helmed the film quadrophenia, an impressively gritty adaptation of the who s 1973 rock opera, which has gone on to become something of a british
cult movie classic. with an impressive ensemble cast and including upcoming talents like phil daniels, ray winstone and phil davis, alongside the likes of tori wilcox and sting, quadrophenia painted a brilliant portrait of timeless teen angst set against the mid 60s backdrop of warring mods and rockers. fast forward several decades to peter meadows book to be someone, the cover of which boldly declared that jimmy s story continues, although as disappointed quadrophenia fans discovered, there s actually precious little connection between the two. nevertheless, we now have to be someone the movie, a film which joins the recent bowie inspired stardust and the morrisey approved trainwreck shoplifters of the world in the great pantheon of terrible modern pop movies. so why are you so jumpy? i mjumpy, tommy, because we ve got problems. we ve got mad mike, we ve got the yardies, and we ve got bent coppers. and i think we have to get rid of them. get them off our backs
back in 1979, director franc roddam helmed the film quadrophenia, an impressively gritty adaptation of the who s 1973 rock opera, which has gone on to become something of a british cult movie classic. with an impressive ensemble cast and including upcoming talents like phil daniels, ray winstone and phil davis, alongside the likes of tori wilcox and sting, quadrophenia painted a brilliant portrait of timeless teen angst set against the mid 60s backdrop of warring mods and rockers. fast forward several decades to peter meadows book to be someone, the cover of which boldly declared that jimmy s story continues, although as disappointed quadrophenia fans discovered, there s actually precious little connection between the two. nevertheless, we now have to be someone the movie, a film which joins the recent bowie inspired stardust and the morrisey approved trainwreck shoplifters of the world in the great pantheon of terrible modern pop movies. so why are you so jumpy?
is a surprisingly effective mix of down to earth family drama and out of this world fantasy. there is a genuinely eerie and powerfully emotional magical realist edge to the drama, as gunner s hopes and fears are visualised on screen like scenes and characters from his own artistic creations. it s an effective device that tells us much of this is happening in gunner s imagination, but also leaves us wondering just how much is real. an enjoyably eccentric supporting performance from alfred molino, as the local figure who accidentally inspires this incredible journey, adds to the film s offbeat charms. i just want to know if the water man s real. of course he s real. i went in knowing, and perhaps expecting, little, and came out very pleasantly surprised by what turned out to be a real treat for all the family. it s on netflix now.
new movies available for viewing in cinemas and at home. one of the most intriguing releases of the week is tove, a finnish biopic about moomins creator tove jansson. alma poysti plays the swedo finnish author, painter, novelist and illustrator, in zaida bergroth s intelligent film which was finland s entry for best international feature at the recent 93rd academy awards. i m extremely happy. 0h! well, pardon me. are you all right? i thought finland was a quiet place. it s always like this. having failed to gain recognition for the paintings which she believes define her, sculptor s daughter jansson turns rather reluctantly