Tag: World Cinema
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REVIEW: Joyland
(spoiler free) Two prizes at Cannes Film Festival, shortlisted for a Best International Feature Film Oscar and originally banned in its home country of Pakistan. Joyland has certainly made a name for itself in the lead up to its general release. The Pakistani drama directed by Saim Sadiq, in his feature length debut, follows Haider…
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REVIEW: Below Zero
(spoiler free) If cooking is anything to go by, then the premise is simple. The longer and slower you allow things to cook, the more intense the flavours become. Welcome, to the intensity that is Below Zero. When a police escort turns into a cat and mouse game, a lone officer is forced to look…
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REVIEW: The Strong Ones
(spoiler free) Based on the award-winning short film San Cristóbal, Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo’s new feature length romance, Los Fuertes or in English, The Strong Ones has finally made its way to (US and Canada) video on demand platforms after a stunted release, due to fairly obvious, unfavourable worldwide circumstances. Thankfully this queer romantic drama has…
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BFI Japan: Top 10 Yasujiro Ozu Films
(spoiler free) BFI’s celebration continues with a twenty one film season of the works of Yasujiro Ozu, an iconic filmmaker revered by his peers and critics alike. His fascinating career began in the silent era and finished with a series of beautiful colour films in the late fifties and early sixties. Ozu’s filmography is a…
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BFI Japan: Top 10 Kurosawa Films
(spoiler free) This month the BFI began its 100 years of Japanese Cinema celebrations. A nation with a fascinating cinematic history that offers a monumental contribution to world cinema. This includes a wealth of filmmaker’s who are among the greatest and have inspired countless who have come after. With themes such as Yasujiro Ozu, Japanese…
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REVIEW: Rising High
(spoiler free) It’s the familiar tale of get rich quick, and not entirely legally, in new German crime drama Rising High. David Kross, previously seen in The Keeper and War Horse, stars as Viktor, a young man with his sights set high. When he meets Gerry, played here by Frederick Lau, the pair enter the…
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REVIEW: Tigertail
(spoiler free) Tigertail is the story of Pin-Jui, a free-spirited factory worker who moved from Taiwan to America in search of a new life. Now, much older Pin-Jui is recollecting on his life in Taiwan, America and the struggles that came with seeking his dream and balancing the responsibilities of family life. This multi-generational and…
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REVIEW: The Decline
(spoiler free) Quebec’s first film to be produced as a Netflix original comes in the form of Patrice Laliberté’s The Decline or as it’s known in French, Jusqu’au déclin. The film sees six survivalists journey to a remote location in Nord-du-Québec for the purpose of expanding their survivalist training and knowledge. However, after an accident…
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REVIEW: The Platform
(spoiler free) Debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival, The Platform is a new Spanish thriller/horror from director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. Wining a People’s Choice award at the festival it’s now available to stream on Netflix. The film begins with a man, Goreng (Iván Massagué), waking up in a prison consisting of different levels, each of…
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REVIEW: And Then We Danced
(spoiler free) Levan Akin’s And Then We Danced is a Swedish-Georgian romance drama starring Levan Gelbakhiani and Bachi Valishvili in the central roles. The film follows Merab (Gelbakhiani) who is a dancer in the National Georgian Ensemble. However, his dancing career is disrupted with the arrival of Irakli (Valishvili) who makes an overwhelming impact on…
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