Filmski kotiček, 24. september 2016 ― Slo naslov: -  Država: ZDA Leto: 2014 Dolžina: 88',  Imdb Žanri: Drama, Romantični    Slo recenzija: - Režija: Paul Harill Scenarij: Paul Harill Igrajo: Ashley Shelton, Bryce Johnson, Linds Edwards, Amy Hubbard [ENG] In this low-key jewel of a movie, newcomer Ashley Shelton delivers a stirring performance as Peggy, a seemingly typical Southern newlywed on the path to a perfect career, home, and family. But when a tragedy shatters her plans for domestic bliss, Peggy spins away from her husband and career and gradually transforms into a spiritual seeker, quietly threatening the closest relationships around her. With his debut feature, award-winning writer/director Paul Harrill reveals a unique directorial sensibility and delivers a refreshing story of human transformation. [Google Play] ************ Marked by an affecting and understated performance from newcomer Ashley Shelton, this lovely drama tends toward the over-emphatic at times, but overall demonstrates a warm, subtle intelligence in the way it captures a person's growing sense of dislocation from the traditional pressures of marriage, family and career. [Justin Chang, Variety] Ocena

Filmski kotiček, 21. september 2016 ― Slo naslov: -  Angleški naslov: Trivisa Država: Hong Kong, Kitajska Leto: 2016 Dolžina: 97',  Imdb Žanri: Krimi, Triler    Slo recenzija: - Režija: Jevons Au, Frank Hui, Vicky Wong Scenarij: Tin Shu Mak  Igrajo: Lam Ka-tung, Richie Jen, Jordan Chan, Tommy Wong Kwong-leung, Yueh Hua, Stephen Au, Lam Suet [ENG] Hong Kong, summer 1997: while preparations are underway for the handover of the British Crown Colony to China, the underworld finds that it too must adapt to profound changes. With the opening of the border to China, new codes and mores make their way into the world of the triads – and those who don’t adjust their business models have already lost.  A genre film from Hong Kong that chooses to set its story during those years of turmoil is tantamount to a double swan song. For these political changes also effectively spelled the end of an independent Hong Kong cinema that was admired across Asia. One of the few directors who has continued to defend and develop the genre is Johnnie To. By producing Triviṣa, To is flying the flag for three up-and-coming directors who tell the stories of three legendary gangsters of the period. This is not an anthology film, but rather an overlapping story of men who become victims of their own legends. As chance brings them all together one day in the same restaurant on the Chinese side of the border, rumours swirl that the three are planning a joint coup. In elegant fashion, hype and hubris lead to their downfall. [Berlinale] ********** Taking its title from the Buddhist notion of the “three root poisons” of greed, anger and ignorance, the Johnnie To-mentored Trivisa is set in Hong Kong on the eve of the British administered territory’s handover to China in the summer of 1997. Directed separately by three up-and-coming talents and blended cleverly into a dark and spiky whole, Trivisa looks at the recent past through the filter of the present; it’s an uneven but invigorating blend of Hong Kong noir crime with

Filmski kotiček, 20. september 2016 ― Slo naslov: -  Država: Francija, Italija Leto: 2016 Dolžina: 92',  Imdb Žanri: Dokumentarni, Drama    Slo recenzija: - Režija: Roberto Minervini Scenarij:  Roberto Minervini, Denise Ping Lee Igrajo: Mark Kelley, Lisa Allen, James Lee Miller [ENG]Having wrapped his Texas trilogy —  “The Passage,” “Low Tide” and “Stop the Pounding Heart” — Italian chronicler of the American margins Roberto Minervini heads next door to Louisiana, where he finds a fresh group of desperados to observe in “The Other Side,” a soul-draining, feature-length look at the bastard stepchildren of the American Dream. By immersing himself among drug addicts, anti-government zealots and various other extreme personalities, the helmer manages to capture a troubling side of the country’s identity that locals prefer to ignore. Meanwhile, foreign audiences will be free to confirm their worst assumptions about America’s character, especially as it relates to the Second Amendment, in this loosely structured and frequently off-putting documentary, which is sure to follow the earlier triptych’s well-traveled festival footsteps. [Imdb] ********* Having wrapped his Texas trilogy —  “The Passage,” “Low Tide” and “Stop the Pounding Heart” — Italian chronicler of the American margins Roberto Minervini heads next door to Louisiana, where he finds a fresh group of desperados to observe in “The Other Side,” a soul-draining, feature-length look at the bastard stepchildren of the American Dream. By immersing himself among drug addicts, anti-government zealots and various other extreme personalities, the helmer manages to capture a troubling side of the country’s identity that locals prefer to ignore. Meanwhile, foreign audiences will be free to confirm their worst assumptions about America’s character, especially as it relates to the Second Amendment, in this loosely structured and frequently off-putting documentary, which is sure to follow the earlier triptych’s well-traveled festival footsteps. [Pe