Retrospekt [2018]: ‘TIFF’ Review
The sophomore film ‘Retrospekt’ of Esther Rots is a pulsating time ticking bomb, brewing with mystery and anxiety, waiting to…
A Tale of Two Sisters [2003] Review: Every Family Has Its Dark Secrets
Enveloped with a disquieting chill & a sense of foreboding from the first frame to the last, A Tale of…
An Elephant Sitting Still [2018]: ‘TIFF’ Review – A Gritty Romanticism with Fatalism
An Elephant Sitting Still [2018] TIFF Review: It is an exemplary and ambitious piece of art that plunges you into the…
I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians [2018]: TIFF Review – ‘Critique of Pure Reason’
“I do not care if we go down in history as barbarians.” With the aim to initiate ethnic cleansing on…
Hotel By The River [2018]: ‘TIFF’ Review – A Surprisingly Endearing Heartbreaker!
For Hong Sang-soo regulars there’s no denying the fact that this is overly familiar. Small story arcs that delve into…
The State of Modern Comedies – Solution III: Paul McCarthy and Dadaism
Despite the absolute absurdity, not the mention the discomforting mood of this “humour”, the kind of Dadaism of Paul McCarthy’s work would very likely connect with an audience more than any other comedy films discussed in this series.
Saf [2018]: ‘TIFF’ Review – Morality Tested Under Economic Uncertainty
The sophomore film of Ali Vatansever ‘Saf’ is a harrowing tale of an idealist man whose morality is threatened by…
Angel [2018]: ‘TIFF’ Review – Ex-drummer Director’s New Film Submerges Mutual Desire in a Disappointing Cocktail Of Despair
After a hiatus of 8 years, Koen Mortier; the controversial director of the nihilistic punk feature Ex-drummer is back with…