| Not very interesting, if only as an obscure Roger Corman production. It was originally a TV pilot, and it shows. |
| Underwhelming and sluggish, with no plot and no backstories to grab your interest. Nice finale but not worth enduring everything else for. |
| An odd mix of 80s action and sleaze. As wonderfully trashy as you'd expect when Bronson and Cannon films join forces. One for the fans. |
| Nasty, comic, and effective little gory thriller. |
| A sharp takedown of a country that likes to think it's colour-blind but is far from it. It feels more like a sequence of sketches than a well-rounded film and features many cameos and references that won't land unless you're immersed in French culture. In the end, it's uneven, but the misses are worth powering through for the hits. |
| Not my favourite Dupieux but, as someone who enjoys his unstructured absurdist stories very much, still very entertaining. |
| Quite a unique film. I never expected to see Jacques Brel kidnap Johnny Hallyday, but there you go. A nice satire of the 70s political upheaval and the older generation's bewilderment at all the changes. A little too long but largely made up for by some great scenes. |
| Wacky yet charming kitchen sink drama that's incredibly perceptive about the unsaid things that bind families together. The Aubrey storyline, on the other hand, seemed a little purposeless. |
| Nice documentary on specialist booksellers that could have done with a serious cut in length. Featured some interesting characters that made me want to fight my dust allergies and dig into old bookshelves. |
| The acting felt a little wooden at times but, as someone who was there, that was a solidly accurate depiction of the French scene back in the day. Bringing back memories of names I'd forgotten like "Rave-Age" and eDen (the magazine, which I assume the film got its title from).
Story-wise, it's a poignant look at the passing of time and the dreams of youth. It's a tale that feels very familiar. |
