Gagarine (France, 2020)

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

At a condemned housing project outside Paris, a threadbare but enterprising teen turns squatting into fantastical hijinks.



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[Edgy MD]

Which platform did you get this off of?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

We actually did a rent through Amazon. I gave it a 7 because the performances were good, the music made me take notice, and it was unique, but to me, the great ambition fell a little short of a completely satisfying execution. Worth seeing/listening to.



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[Edgy MD]

The keyboard line sounds like Serge is lifting his reggae from Henry Mancini.



We're part of a group of friends who have been meeting through the lockdown to watch films remotely together, and by something less than pure coincidence, everything we pick is great, and everything everybody else picks is awful.