Troll Hunter

Disappointment is a bitter flavour. Unlike the rest of the world, I’m still madly fond of the found-footage genre (though Dairy of the Dead really tested me), so I’ve been more than ecstatic to witness Troll Hunter, a mockumentary biopic of a Norwegian badass who, as can be inferred, hunts trolls. It’s a rare technique to pull off both a straight face whilst keeping tongue-in-cheek, but this is the film’s biggest strength. Well, that, and the shit-holy massive trolls that smack the gob. Unfortunately, presenting itself as a rough cut, Troll Hunter’s haphazard editing almost completely rips up the pacing.

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Arrietty

After having seen yet another beautiful Studio Ghibli film, how can one act surprised? They are master craftsmen in the field of animated storytelling, and Arrietty is just another brick in that titanic wall of justification. The film is a loose retelling of The Borrowers, using a crooked ol’ Japanese cottage as a basis for the underlying world of the little people. Beneath it’s vastly imaginative micro-world is a subtle, charming story of loneliness and friendship. If your lip shows no sign of quivering near the end, I’ll assume that your soul’s been replaced by a vacant vortex of nothingness.


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