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Tara Reata (2018)
Intense Relationship Drama
There's nothing to avoid here. This is a tight little film with some notable performances. Considering this was on stage in the Edinburgh Fringe in 2005 and the end credits state 'based on his (Al Carretta's) stage play Tara Reata' the review that says this was written by an AI system tells you that person hasn't really watched the film. This is dialogue heavy and needs to be closely followed but the story is nuanced and the characters are unique and developed. Clearly a low budget affair the acting is naturalistic and consistent throughout. The story arc is wholly believable; mismatched partnerships abound and this creates conflict at all corners. If you like intense relationship dramas then this has a lot going for it as a 'slice of life' piece. James (Al Carretta) is the politician needing to present a wholesome family image. Lisa (Olivia Hespe), is his trophy wife, alienated and out of her depth whilst the catalyst Tara Reata (Chloe Booyens) is the woman who will ruin everyone and everything. She manipulates with total conviction until the unexpected conclusion jolts the story to a shock end.
Monsters of Man (2020)
Blockbuster Scale Independent Film
This film is an exceptional achievement for the resources it's been produced on. It's an indie film with Blockbuster ambition that it delivers. Pure popcorn entertainment. It might be a little too violent for some, there might be flaws to pick at but structurally it holds it's own with similar Netflix/Amazon productions of late that have 50-100 times the total spend this has. For that reason alone it's difficult to criticise a product that so clearly competes and deserves more attention than it's got.
Precious Little Things (2017)
Part II of Automatically Sunshine - Intelligent and Complex Indie Crime Drama
This film doesn't have a spoon fed Marvel superhero narrative. It's very subtle. Subtle, in the way that 'Precious Little Things' is the B-Side to The Supreme's 'Automatically Sunshine'. You have to read between the lines constantly and understand the film takes a bit more attention to work out if watched standalone. If you have no knowledge of the first part to this film 'Automatically Sunshine' (which establishes all the key characters, a key section of the plot and the 'patois' dictionary) you'll probably feel something is missing but if you're savvy you might also wonder why an entire other film is being sped through in 20 seconds with voiceover late on....If your film school is a diet of Hollywood Blockbuster's this won't be for you. This is a complex no-budget crime drama with strong performances and a heavily designed narrative that loops back and resolves both films which are entirely connected. It's a shame the other user reviews don't understand this. Well worth a watch.