Scribbles and Ramblings

This is an update to the previous Top 10 list . Top 10 Iranian Films of All Time: 1. Taste of Cherry (1997, Abbas Kiarostami) 2. Crimson Gol...

There are a wealth of legal viewing options for Iranian Cinema unlike that for many other nations. Such a high number of entries made it an ...

A Man of Integrity (2017, Iran, Mohammad Rasoulof) Reza (Reza Akhlaghirad) leaves the politics of the city for a simple life in a Northern I...

Law of Tehran / Just 6.5 (2019, Iran, Saeed Roustayi) In this high-octane thriller, detective Samad (Payman Maadi, A Separation ) goes on a ...

Cinema lost a leading voice when Abbas Kiarostami passed away in 2016. Mr. Kiarostami was one of the genuine greats of cinema. Anyone wh...

When it comes to Iranian cinema, the names of Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen Makhmalbaf loom large. However, there are many more names which h...

There was a very interesting article by Doug Saunders in the weekend edition of The Globe and Mail about censorship and Iranian cinema. It ...

In keeping with the format laid out by the Soccer World Cup, 16 teams competed in a knock-out format in the second round of the Movie World...