Two drag queens and a transwoman tour across the Australian outback encountering various people as they go. Priscilla refer to the name of their touring van. As they travel they encounter some accepting of them and some not. This was one of the first Australian films to get international attention as well as raise LGBT issues. At times very funny and at others sad this comedy-drama is recommended watching rated 4/5.
For Christmas Eve a Christmas story. Watched this on a plane trip back home a few years back. Set on Christmas Eve, Finland, an archaeological dig out Santa Claus. They soon discover that it is the elves which are the trouble as they search for Santa. A monster hunt eschews, and the local children hope they're not on the naughty list. A strange mix of fantasy and horror that sticks in your head. 3/5.
A hilarious surreal film in which a woman's life falls apart and refreshes. Meanwhile her mother has an accident whilst kappa fishing - a kappa being a mystical water creature. She meets a punk rocker electrician called Gas. Searches for an occupation and her father. Had me laughing out loud (unusual for me). Felt a little preachy towards the end though so a 4/5.
Not a truly freaky horror film but an interesting one and a bit creepy. A man lacking the urge to take responsibility in life finds himself in the woods without transportation. Found by a young girl he stays the night at her family's isolated house in the wood. Things then get gradually stranger as he finds he can't get out of the woods, and that something is very wrong in the house he is staying in. A very pretty looking film with interesting cinematic fell. It is a good watch, with twists you may not see coming, but not very scary in my opinion. 4/5.
These are two Japanese films of this title(ish one has Time Traveller also in the title). Both based on the same book with the same title. Or rather are spin offs of that book (the live action film is also a sequel of a direct film of the book). Both can be enjoyed without reading the book thankfully - as I'm not sure it has been translated into English.
The general concept is simple - one day a girl finds herself for some reason able to leap through time (i.e. time travel). Both girls have a relation the the original school girl Kazuko from the book who fell in love with a time travelling boy from the future. The live action film has the school girl being Akari - daughter of Kazuko, the anime has the main character as Makoto - Kazuko's niece. The films don't seem to exist together though but as different 'what if' imaginings of the continuation of the novel.
Both films have their sad points as both continue the book's theme of partings. Both films also strangely enough have the same actress for the main female lead! I'll give both films 4/5 and recommend watching.
It is pretty amazing - found both trailers with subtitles!
