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October 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 15: Happiness

When Happiness arrived – late 1990s – I was already a Todd Solondz fan. Welcome To The Dollhouse had convinced me I needed to watch whatever else he put out into the world – and I did. I have. I’ve seen them all now – pretty much in order, as they’ve arrived. And though I […]
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December 5, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Kina Sai

Kina Sai is an Auckland musician who goes under the moniker Sinatra Frank. Here are, ahem, “five films” that say with her… I’ve realised through this exercise I don’t watch movies. The last time I was seriously watching movies was when I was a teenager and when I was a teenager it was the nineties. […]
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