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A return of sorts

So, naturally, I’m making it through the piles of movies I’ve bought. Just finished my Czech pile (The Painted Bird is amazing!) and now am onto my Quebec pile. After that, hopefully I can return to regularly weekly posting of reviews, especially since a 2-3 page film review is one of the assignments for myContinue reading “A return of sorts”

In Memoriam Irrfan Khan

7 January 1967 – 29 April 2020 The Lunchbox2013Written/dir. by Ritesh BatraSony Pictures Classics

Go see Bacurau!

Kleber Mendonça Filho is my favorite Brazilian filmmaker. Neighboring Sounds was a phenomenal debut, Aquarius was incredible, and now he has done it again with Bacurau, this time co-writing and co-directing with Juliano Dornelles. I will not explain anything to avoid spoilers, but the film is political as fuck just like his previous works. IContinue reading “Go see Bacurau!”

End of the Century

Well, the bright side of all the recent developments around the world, namely COVID-19, is that I’ve been catching up on movies. Got Cinema Guild’s End of the Century on bluray and it’s just as good as when I saw it in the theater. The director and sound designer commentary is also awesome. Truthfully, I’veContinue reading “End of the Century”

Hong Kong Film Awards 2020

No update this week but I want to share this article from South China Morning Post about the Hong Kong Film Awards 2020. Also, I’m rooting for Fagara all the way. Add oil!

Why We Need the Oscars, For Now

I didn’t watch the Oscars and I never do. I do, however, always welcome my friends to let me know about any of their personal highlights (mainly from the International category) and tell me which picks won awards. The elation one of my lawyer friends had on his face and in his voice when IContinue reading “Why We Need the Oscars, For Now”

Be Up A Hello

Unfortunately, I’ve already missed an update. For Monday the 3rd, I was going to review Alonso Ruizpalacios’ sophomore feature Museo from 2018, but Lunar New Year and school stuff have exhausted me. I will say, however, that Squarepusher’s new album “Be Up A Hello” is excellent, like most of the things Warp puts out. HopefullyContinue reading “Be Up A Hello”

Favorite Lunar New Year Comedies

恭喜發財! It’s gonna be a short one because it’s the 3rd day of LNY and I want to eat. Missbehavior (2019) Pang Ho Cheung’s return to form after a couple of films that weren’t really up to his usual quality (Women Who Flirt and Love Off the Cuff). Missbehavior (the Cantonese title 恭喜八婆 literally translatesContinue reading “Favorite Lunar New Year Comedies”

3 Films, 1 Date

A friend sent me this on Facebook, and it got me thinking. April Story (1998, Japan), written/dir. by Iwai Shunji. Cinematography by Shinoda Noboru. Starring Matsu Takako. The most perfect arthouse film ever made, in my humble opinion. There is nothing that could be added to or subtracted from this film to improve it inContinue reading “3 Films, 1 Date”

Honorable Mentions for Other Top Films of 2010-2019

So I realized there were loads of films that had not made my original list and I wanted to do them justice. Some of the films I didn’t include because I wanted to promote other works that I considered absolute favorites, others I felt were very good but overhyped, and still others I hadn’t seenContinue reading “Honorable Mentions for Other Top Films of 2010-2019”