Wong Kar-Wai’s Love Trilogy
Hong-Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai‘s palpable elusiveness is often dolled up in freeze frames and slow motion, giving us a feeling…
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival: 2017 Roundup
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival: 2017 Roundup via MUBI Here is a roundup review of the four short films I…
Afterimage [2017]: Clash of ideologies left no room for an artist who redefined space
Afterimage: Clash of communism and Socialist realism left no room for a Polish artist who redefined space and how objects occupy…
Clash [2016] – A Thrilling and Deeply Humane Chamber Piece
Clash [2016]: A Thrilling and Deeply Humane Chamber Piece On August 2013, 45 Egyptian protestors were squashed into a small,…
The 15 Best Films of 2017 (so far)
Halfway through the year, and we have had some really good films, many bad films, too many sequels and superhero…
Tragedy Girls [2017] Gives Heathers a Face Lift and Brings Back the Satire – ‘Fantasia’
Tragedy Girls [2017] – Gives Heathers a Face Lift and Brings Back the Satire Self awareness is the gut-holding in…
The Turin Horse [2011]: The Futility of Existence
Day 1: The basic necessities: food, water, shelter and comfort of clothes. Day 2: The decay begins with the greed…
The Other Side of Hope (2017): A Compassionate Refugee Dramedy
The Other Side of Hope (2017) – A Compassionate Refugee Dramedy: Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki is one of the important…