WE ARE TOGETHER
7/10
Documentary shot on digital video showing the plight of an orphanage in Africa housing some very spirited young kids. As can be expected from a story like this, we're shown some of the difficulties that these children have had to live through (and continue to in some areas). The uplifting side is that while they have such troubled pasts, they still are able to smile, laugh and have fun. They also sing, and pretty well too! From a 'film' perspective, I felt that there were slight levels of manipulation in regards to trying to be more an advertisement for supporting the plight of this group/orphanage, rather than a disassociated look into their world. This is not a film that needs to be seen in the cinema - watch it when it's on TV, and do consider contributing, because a lot of us are truckloads more lucky than these kids, and they need the help. See http://www.wearetogether.org for more info.

FIDO
7.5/10
This was a good sci-fi/comedy in a world where zombies are kept as pets. The backstory is that a meteor hit the earth and something in it caused all the dead to come back to life as zombies. Luckily an inventor was able to curb the zombies' need to eat flesh by attaching a special electronic collar. There's plenty of fun to be had here - especially in the various ways that zombies are being used for various purposes around the town. There was pretty much no horror in this film, despite being billed as one - had a good start and a reasonably good end, but it dragged a little bit around the middle. Fantastic set design and wardrobe/styling of the actors for that 50s feel.