Scribbles and Ramblings

Notes on three films directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky: Les Dragueurs / The Chasers (1959) Litan (1982) À mort l'arbitre! / Kill the Referee...

A criteria for previous Euro Film spotlights ( Euro 2008 , Euro 2012 , Euro 2016 ) was to select previously unseen films or films from unkno...

Stars at Noon (2022, France/Panama/USA, Claire Denis) A hot humid Latin country in political turmoil. A sultry woman, Trish (Margaret Qualle...

Coming up with a Best French Films of All Time list is not an easy task given the thousands of worthy films to choose from over a century. T...

Coincoin and the Extra-Humans (2018, 4 episode TV Mini-series) For a change, I started at the beginning. I was fortunate enough to witness B...

Voir du Pays / The Stopover (2016, France/Greece, Delphine and Muriel Coulin) When it comes to depicting Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTS...

The Red Balloon (1956, France, Albert Lamorisse) A balloon floating up in the sky still manages to catch everyone’s attention! Some ...

My review of Luis Buñuel’s L'Age D'or is published on Wonders in the Dark as part of their Top 100 Comedy Countdown.

Jean Renoir is a director one encounters very early in their cinephilia journey, with The Rules of the Game ( La règle du jeu ) most likely...

Entry #6 of the Euro 2012 Book & Film Spotlight looks at the two French films. L’Apollonide ( House of Tolerance / House of Pleasur...

Jacques Tati's last directed work was a football film! Tati directed Forza Bastia , a 26 minute documentary, in 1978 but the film only...

The following three films from Iraqi director Mohamed Al-Daradji all take place in 2003, the pivotal year in which Iraq's history change...

The Artist (2011, France/Belgium, Michel Hazanavicius) Once upon a time, a megastar was effortlessly able to charm his audience. He smil...

Calgary International Film Festival 2011 Every year I joyfully look forward to the 10 day cinematic adventure that is the Calgary Internat...

A spotlight on Claire Denis featuring the following 5 films: Nénette et Boni (1996) Beau Travail (1999) Friday Night (2002) L’Intrus...