NP - End of Year Movies: Unseen Gems Edition

[James Robertson]

Raoul Peck’s documentary I Am Not Your Negro was excellent but not exactly an unseen gem (unless you live in NZ where it hasn’t received much attention)


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> On 30/12/2017, at 11:57, Johnny Marr <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I liked Zama, Lucretia Martel is one of the best working directors in Cinema today. Also worth checking out Jauja by Lisandro Alonso, which explores similar territory.
> 
>> On Friday, December 29, 2017, Laura Kelber <laurakelber at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Zama (2017). Aguirre: The Wrath of God meets Waiting For Godot, with a great cameo
>> 
>>> On Dec 29, 2017 4:15 PM, "John Bailey" <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Can recommend the singularly odd comedy Infinity Baby. It's sort of about a company selling babies who don't age but that's just a small corner of it. Went in blind and can't recall another recent film where I spent most of the duration with zero idea where the F it would go next. Very 90s US indie in its loose interweaving of different narratives and casual disregard for conventional Hollywood plot structure.  
>>> https://youtu.be/-Je2ZGM4-YM
>>> 
>>>> On 29 Dec 2017 11:14 PM, "Johnny Marr" <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Marjorie Prime fell under the radar but is a thoughtful and quietly moving film about memory, ageing and identity in the 21st century. Recommended.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Friday, December 29, 2017, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Watched, but quit, "Dave Made a Maze."  Hipster humor indie too clever by half, but it has a following.  Mostly just annoying for me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> David Morris
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