Sunshine Coast Film Society UK 2023, 108 min., comedy/drama Director: Stephen Frears Philippa Langley (an effervescent Sally Hawkins), an amateur historian who refused to be ignored, defied the UK’s most eminent academics in her efforts to find the remains of King Richard III, lost for over 500 years. Her unrelenting research (met with incomprehension by …

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Sunshine Coast Film Society USA 2022, 117 min., drama Director: Darren Aronofsky In Idaho, 2016, a reclusive, couch-bound, gay, morbidly obese writing instructor (Brendan Fraser, taking the best actor Oscar) attempts to reconnect with Ellie, his estranged, angry teenage daughter. Occasionally aided by the indefatigable Liz (Hong Chau, best supporting actress nominee), he struggles to …

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Sunshine Coast Film Society Spain 2021, 116 min., comedy/drama Director: Fernando León de Aranoa Spanish with Engilsh subtitles Preparing his workforce for a committee visit that could give his business a prestigious award, owner Julio Blanco (Javier Bardem) is determined to resolve any worker-related problems. Tensions mount, however, when the recently-fired Jose begins a one-man …

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Sunshine Coast Film Society India 2021, 92 min., documentary Directors: Rintu Thomas, Sushmit Ghosh Hindi with English subtitles In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, India’s only newspaper and news channel run entirely by Dalit (the very lowest caste) women struggles to survive. Chief Reporter Meera Devi and her journalists learn their trade, break …

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Sunshine Coast Film Society Germany 2021, 108 min., comedy/drama Director: Maria Schrader German with English subtitles An entertaining—yet profound—look at love, happiness, and what it means to be human. A rather cold, skeptical scientist (Maren Eggert) is coerced into living for three weeks with an experimental humanoid robot (a stunning Dan Stevens) that has been …

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Sunshine Coast Film Society UK 2022, 102 min., drama Director: Oliver Hermanus Stultified at work and lonely at home, Mr. Williams (the astonishing Bill Nighy), a council bureaucrat in 1950s London, receives some life-altering news. Influenced by a local decadent and a vibrant woman, he searches for meaningfulness until a simple revelation gives him a …

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