September 2022
Nomadland
Sunshine Coast Film Society USA 2020, 108 min., documentary/drama Director: Chloé Zhao Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road, exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, Nomadland spotlights real-life nomads Bob Wells, Linda May, Swankie, and many others as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her explorations through the vast landscape of the…
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The Father
Sunshine Coast Film Society USA 2021, 97 min., drama Director: Florian Zeller In a role written specifically for him, Anthony Hopkins (as Anthony) is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone, and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne (Olivia Colman), encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne: she can’t make daily visits anymore and Anthony’s grip on reality is unravelling. As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much of his own identity and…
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