Abu: Father

On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 I went to see the movie Abu: Father, which is written by Arshad Khan.  This is a somewhat autobiographic tale of his childhood, his moving to Canada and his life, along with how it intertwines with his father's life, his mother's life and his siblings' life.  As well as his coming of age and embracing his homosexuality.

I watched the movie dubbed in Hindi and Urdu, with English subtitles, thinking that's how the movie was originally done.  However, I think the original was done in English.

This was a very well done movie.  Arshad Khan really opened himself up to the movie goer in this movie as well as his life and how he gets along (or sometimes not get along) with his family.  He also highlights many issues with North American, Canadian society, both gay and straight.

A powerful piece of cinematography.  I wouldn't mind seeing it again, but this time, in English.

Isle of Dogs

On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, I went to see the movie Isle of Dogs.  This is the latest animated feature by Wes Anderson.  A whole slew of actors helped voice this movie, such as Edward Norton, Liev Schrieber, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johannson, Yoko Ono, etc.

The movie is about a city in Japan, Megasaki, under the rule of Mayor Kobayashi, who ships dogs off to trash island to die...  This was done as a measure to stop the spread of dog flu and snout fever.  There was fear that this would transfer over to the humans.

Fast forward to a boy who hijacks a plane, lands on Trash Island to find his dog.  What happens?  You'll have to watch to find out.  And this was done in classic Wes Anderson style!

Sherlock Gnomes

On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, I went to see the movie Sherlock Gnomes, featuring the voice acting talents of Emily Blunt, James McEvoy, Johnny Depp, Maggie Smith, Chiwetel Ejiofor as well as Michael Caine.

This is kind of like Gnomeo and Juliet 2, but they are doing a different story.  You have the characters from the first one all coming back for this movie, such as Gnomeo, Juliet, Nanette, etc., but they also introduce some new characters...  And they introduce characters outside of the gnome class (such as dolls, Japanese porcelain cats, etc.)

The movie starts off with Sherlock Gnomes, who foils a caper of the evil Moriarty.  He was about to crush a whole bunch of garden gnomes, but Sherlock Gnomes saves the day.

Next thing we know, Gnomeo and Juliet move into a new garden in London, England.  However, we are aware that garden gnomes all over London and while Gnomeo is out getting Juliet's favourite flower, this garden gets ambushed and the gnomes are all taken.

What happens next?  You'll have to watch the movie to find out!