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Quartet (2012)
Billy Connolly spoilt it for me
I could only watch the first 15 mins as Billy Connolly spoilt it for me. Everyone else was superb. Billy was way over the top trying to be funny and I found it irritating I couldn't watch anymore. Sorry Big Yin.
I Am Not a Witch (2017)
A tough watch
I watched this all the way through although at times I wanted to give up because it was difficult to watch. I've noticed some have called it hilarious but I must have missed that. The TV described it as a satire. I looked that up and found part of the definition of satire is 'human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule'. Well I can say then that this film is satirical. There was a lot of human folly exhibited by the authoritarian figure of the civil servant and the royal personage he visits and who advises him witches don't go to school. Going to school was the one thing that made Shula happy and that was taken away from her too. Everyone plays a brilliant part in the film. Especially Shula (Margaret Mulumbwa) and the Government Official (Henry B J Phibi). If you want to ponder on human folly, see this film. If you want a fun night, watch something else.
Magnolia (1999)
Wonderful
Such a fantastic, and for me, a perfect film it brings a lump to my throat just to read these other reviews and bring it all back to mind. Absolutely still my favourite film even twenty years later. I have the Blu-ray DVD to watch every now and again too. The diary of the film is very illuminating but let's just a little light in on the magic, so think about it before deciding if you want to watch that.