So I'm still finding it tricky to keep the momentum up at present. I've missed yet another overview from last month so I'm bundling them both up into one little package for you to enjoy. Sometimes two heads are better than one!
Time to summarise...
September saw the (long drawn out) continuation of the Top 20 filmbore picks, choosing the best pictures reviewed on the site from June 2012 to May 2013 (I promise I'll finish this soon readers!), plus we had our usual reviews.
Onto October, and things got rocky. We had another four reviews but the timing was a little out. So much so, that filmbore pick of the week has now moved to its new slot on Sunday evening (UK) instead.
Okay...let's recap in September and October's picks:
Pick of the week - Recap of September
My first anime review on filmbore had to be something special due to my adoration for this genre, hence why I had to choose Satoshi Kon's Paprika. It challenges the strengths of the boundaries between dreams and reality. Deliciously bizarre it's one of the most visually creative animes you'll ever see.
Italian crime caper goes all edgy and serious on us in Gomorrah, a snapshot of lives all centred around the Casalesi clan. It's an incredible blend of art house and drama, presenting us with some intriguing dilemmas and delivering some stellar performances from this ensemble cast.
Night Watch takes us over to Russia, with an unusual look at the horror and fantasy genre. Unfortunately misunderstood by so many, this brave picture by Timur Bekmambetov bends the rules on typical conventions for a truly alternative approach to film.
Tying up September is the beautiful tale of the months leading up to the day that Ernesto Guevara became known as "Che" in The Motorcycle Diaries. It's an enjoyable of powerful insight into the revered freedom fighter, in his final years in medicine, travelling the road of the Americas with his pal Alberto.
Pick of the week - Recap of October
Moving into October, we started with the emotional story of four Algerian and Morroccan men, who volunteered to free France with countless others in Days Of Glory. The cast are sensational in this and their story is incredibly touching. This is war film that ventures into the soul more than obligatory action.
An Oscar nominee was our star for week two, with the thrilling drama A Prophet. Tahar Rahim and Niels Arestrup totally own the screen as our lead and supporting characters, as we see the rise of a petty felon on his way to becoming a crime overlord.
JSA: Joint Security Area was a long overdue returning visit to one of my favourite countries for world cinema, South Korea. An early venture by Park Chan-Wook, you'll be surprised at the more conventional approach taken in this beautiful tale between soldiers and borders.
Completing October is the breathtakingly shot Once Upon A Time In Anatolia. Set over a night and a day, this Turkish mystery brings together a collaboration of characters from different professions, working together with the aim of locating a missing dead body.
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