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A Ghost Story (2017)
A surprising gem
I came across this quite by accident while channel hopping. Realising I had landed right at the start of a movie I decided to give it 10 minutes. Once a man started wandering around in a sheet I was a little tempted to turn off but I thought someone must be fairly confident in their filmmaking if they think they can pull this off. Alright, I thought, what have you got for me?
I am glad I persevered because what followed was a slowly paced, artistic but ultimately touching movie containing some great performances and a fabulous song ('I get Overwhelmed' by Dark Rooms if you are interested). Sure the means, if not the meaning itself, of ending may have been predictable in some ways but the payoff was still worth it. Recommended.
Lost and Found (2008)
Beautifully done in every way.
It is perhaps hard to see how anything is perfect, a 10/10, but I can't think of any other score for this. Based on a wonderful book this is stunningly animated, wonderfully scored, and skillfully narrated by the marvellous Jim Broadbent. This brought a year to my eye at times and I am a 41 year old. My kids love it, I may love it more!