YACHT ROCK DOC
HBO documentary on what we now call Yacht Rock. Enjoyable, informative and like much of the "genre" just sort of there as background music.
YANA-WARA
Peru's Oscar entry is stunningly beautiful black and white fairy tale about a young girl who ends up possessed by a demon and he steps her family takes to rescue her. More realistic drama than thriller it's worth a look for the curious.
NOWHERE SPECIAL
A single father discovers he is dying and has to find a home for his son. This is a good drama helped a great deal by great performances.
THE GOOD ONE
Teen age young woman goes on a hiking trip with her dad and her dad's best friend and has to deal with their brotherly bickering and their fears of getting older. Okay drama rambles around for a bit before sliding into slightly cliche territory for the ending when feature length has been achieved.
BABY GIRL
Nicole Kidman plays a CEO who has an affair with a much younger man that turns complicated. Kidman is getting a lot of notice for her role as a sexually adventurous older woman. She's very good, but beyond being the sort of role that fifty plus year old women doesn't normally get there isn't much here that we haven't seen before. Don't get me wrong, it's a good film and a great performance but I think the awards talk is a bit much. I will say that Antonio Bandaras gives another great performance as Kidman's husband. He just disappeared into the role.
Yana-wara and Nowhere Special seem very interesting.
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