Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
If you're going to persevere with dragging a moribund family franchise back to the big screen, it's not the worst idea to rope in Paul King and Simon Farnaby of the Paddington films and the glorious Mindhorn. Maybe it helps that I don't really like the 1971 Mel Stuart film, but the combo of funny character actors, witty and silly dialogue, glorious design and fun songs definitely charmed me.
"Hello, pulpit?"
Elliot Page co-wrote and produced this largely improvised drama about a man returning to his small-town home after transitioning. One of the things that's remarkable about the film is how it unpacks the difficulty of going home while being LGBTAIQ+; the family are largely well-meaning and supportive, but tone deaf to the effects of just being in a place of deep trauma. "You say you're worried about me," says Page's Sam, "but you weren't worried about me when I really wasn't OK."
Touching, sad, honest and funny, a truly fantastic piece of work.
IT'S CALLED THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS GODDAMMIT!!