MIFF 2018 - Day 9

Mr Inbetween

The return of Ray Shoesmith, last seen in 2005 in The Magician. It's nice to see the laconic hitman back on screen. This six part series is great fun, and very different to your typical crime series. Not all of it works or goes anywhere, there's a promising thread where Ray is sentenced to anger management group therapy that hopefully gets developed in a second season. But overall it's great television and excellent storytelling. Especially episode 3. That one is gold.

Mirai

Hosada's best since Summer Wars I reckon. A great film about family, the struggles of parenting, being a big brother or a little sister, all wrapped up in a gorgeous magic realist fantasy. Loved it.