Scribbles and Ramblings

Wonders in the Dark is having their "Rest of Asia" film poll. The countries covered are South Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietna...

Genus Pan (2020, Philippines, Lav Diaz) Genus Pan , Courtesy of Sine Olivia Pilipinas As with any Lav Diaz film, the running time is often m...

The camera zips around a small room, then down the stairs, looks around the surroundings and then rises above the building to give a view o...

From What is Before (2014) Lav Diaz’s cinema exists on the opposite end of the spectrum to the commercial cinema of rapid cuts and sh...

10 months into 2015, I finally have a better handle on the films of 2014. Therefore, a correction is due for the previously published ‘Bes...

2013 has been a truly rewarding and fun film viewing year mostly due to the 90+ films seen as part of the Wonders in the Dark Western Coun...