Sorcerer [1977] Review – The Quintessential 70s film-making masterpiece
The reaction after finishing Sorcerer usually ranges from astonishment at the technical expertise you see on the screen, complete and…
Songs My Brothers Taught Me [2015]: ‘MUBI’ Review – Chloé Zhao’s Debut Is a Sincere and Striking Piece
Songs My Brothers Taught Me Review: Chloé Zhao’s first feature credited and played 20 pieces of music. These are not…
On The Lives Of Veronique: The Miraculous Krzysztof Kieslowski
In the spring I turned 20, I had found myself questioning about what that year would change for me, in…
The Problem With Cinematic Universes
What a time to be alive! For anyone who grew up eating comic books for fun, seeing some of your…
Milestone [2021] Netflix Review – Harsh and humane, Ivan Ayr’s film richly mines inner desolation
The vagaries of the unorganized transport sector bristle through Ivan Ayr’s second directorial feature, Milestone (Meel Patthar). Make no mistake,…
In The Mood For Love [2000]: “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas”
Set in the conservative 1960s Hong Kong, In the Mood for Love (2000) revolves around a certain Mrs. Chan and…
The Courier [2021] Review: Typical Spy Fare
Dominic Cooke’s The Courier is another biopic that adopts the “been there, done that” structure, as it chronicles the true…
Effigy: Poison and the City [2019] Review – 1800s set serial-killer thriller fails to engage
As far as period dramas are concerned, getting the setting right is not a problem. For a film set in…