MIFF 2012: Day Ten

Bully 1:30pm @ Greater Union

Kyle's review based on the title alone: A good old fashion talkie in which jolly folk constantly say the word Bully. A kind of ridiculous film that somehow manages to be completely unironic. 4/5 Hollywood Babylons.

According to IMDB: "A documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America."

What DeeDee thought: Spent this entire movie trying to stop tears from streaming down my face. Kids suck.

Beyond the Hills 3:45pm @ the Forum

Kyle's review based on the title alone: A gritty documentary about life in the housing projects located just outside of Beverly Hills. Life is much more real here, Beverly Hills is so fake, how come poor people have to live in crappy apartments while rich people get to live in nice houses? Etc. 2/5 90210s.

According to IMDB: "A drama centered on the friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany."

What DeeDee thought: This was Lord of the Rings long & it was fun to see people bolt outta there down Russell St to get to their next movie when it finished (me included). An intense watch, but ultimately worth it.

 Call Me Kuchu 6:45pm @ Greater Union

Kyle's review based on the title alone: A little boy with a cold wakes up to find the snot in his handkerchief has come to life. “Call Me Kuchu” says the newly formed snot golem and then begins a friendship that will last a lifetime. 4/5 Disgusting premises.

According to IMDB: "Call Me Kuchu tells the story of the life and death of Uganda's first openly gay man. At a time when an Anti-Homosexuality Bill is pending in Uganda's parliament, the film follows David Kato and three fellow activists, documenting their daily lives, their courageous work to combat persecution, and eventually the brutal and tragic murder that sends shock waves throughout the world".

What DeeDee thought: Read this. Fucked. 

 The Final Member 9pm @ Greater Union

Kyle's review based on the title alone: A documentary about various fan clubs that are a bit past their prime. Features interviews with the last remaining member of the Milli Vanilli Fan club, and the president of the Tiffany fan club. 2/5 Trve fans.

According to IMDB: "Thirty miles from the Arctic Circle, in the northern Icelandic town of Husavik, stands the Icelandic Phallological Museum - the world's only Penis museum. Over 40 years, the founder and curator has collected every specimen from every mammal except for one elusive penis needed to complete his collection: The Human Specimen. The film follows the curator's incredible, sublimely comic, often shocking quest to complete his eccentric collection, and the two intrepid men who have raised their hands to be the first human donor."

What DeeDee thought: This was everything I wanted it to be & more! Both potential donors are brilliantly wack characters. Surprisingly, the cinema was 2/3 empty, guess not many people were in the mood to watch willies.