The 2nd High on Films Annual Awards (HOFAA) | 2017: Results
Hello People, We are happy to announce that after watching, collectively, more than 300 different films of 2016 from across…
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![Il Posto [1961] – A Masterful Study of Human Condition in a Compartmentalized World](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cover-1-768x432.jpg)
Il Posto [1961] – A Masterful Study of Human Condition in a Compartmentalized World
Il Posto [1961] – A Masterful Study of Human Condition in a Compartmentalized World I felt an aching realization while…
![Still Walking [2008]: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Elegiac Masterpiece](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/aruitemo-768x396.jpg)
Still Walking [2008]: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Elegiac Masterpiece
Ozu-esque is the word that sprang to my mind when watching Hirokazu Kore-eda’s culturally specific yet emotionally relatable nuanced family…
![Demon [2016]: A chilling Jewish folklore haunting Poland long after the War](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Demon-2015-768x327.jpg)
Demon [2016]: A chilling Jewish folklore haunting Poland long after the War
Demon [2016]: A chilling Jewish folklore haunting Poland long after the War Dreams are strange but what is even more…
Sachin: A Billion Dreams (2017) Documentary Review: Humanizing the God
In a country where sport, essentially cricket, is one of the parameters of nationwide pride and patriotism, Sachin is,…
The 25 Best Non-English Films of 2016
The 25 Best Non-English Films – 2016 2016 has been an astounding year for cinephiles. As the dust has settled…
![An Angel at My Table [1990] – A Fitting Tribute to a Great Artistic Soul](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/An-Angel-at-my-Table-cover-768x429.jpg)
An Angel at My Table [1990] – A Fitting Tribute to a Great Artistic Soul
Author Janet Frame was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 28 August 1924. With a pudgy body and mushy cloud…
The 50 Best Films Of 2016
If I could describe 2016 in three words it would be – Poetry, grief and terror. The three recurring themes…
![Slightly Overrated Films: La La Land [2016]](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/source.gif)
Slightly Overrated Films: La La Land [2016]
Making a history at 74th Golden Globe Awards of winning in all the seven nominations, and then getting nominated for record-tying fourteen Oscars at 89th Academy Awards, praise for the film has been slightly exaggerated. La La Land is an orgy of Hollywood self-congratulations. HI-5 itself for fueling America’s dream.