Scribbles and Ramblings

Two completely different movies but I want to put them together because I believe there is one thread that ties them -- desire and lust. In...

Bin-jip (3-Iron, written and directed by Ki-duk Kim): Rating 9/10 There is a natural beauty to all of Ki-duk Kim’s films be it The Isle, Bad...

2009: Lost Memories (directed by Si-myung Lee): Rating 6.0/10 The movie starts off with a failed assassination attempt in 1909 Harbin, China...

Chocolate (mis-directed by Vivek Agnihotri): Rating Very Bad Everyone stand up and applaud! Yet another new hip director makes his debut by ...

Last Life in the Universe (directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang): Let’s get the obvious out of the way – this movie is beautifully shot! But when ...

Ginger and Cinnamon (directed by Daniele Luchetti): Rating 8/10 Normally I am not a big fan of movies which ooze with sugar and syrup. But ...

1) Buddy (directed by Morten Tyldum, written by Lars Gudmestad): Rating 7/10 This 2003 Norwegian movie is a light hearted well meaning film....

Proof (directed by John Madden, based on a play by David Auburn): Rating 7/10 What happens when genius finally fades? A man who has a lot of...

1) Head-On (2004 movie written and directed by Fatih Akin): Rating 9.5/10 A drunk German/Turkish man slams his car into a wall. ...

A History of Violence (directed by David Cronenberg): Rating 8/10 Hmm, a difficult movie to judge! I had huge expectations of this...

Compared to last year’s festival, I only saw 14 movies this year. However, I skipped 3 complete days (either through choice or other commit...

Finally after thinking about it for years, I have managed to watch all three colour movies of Krzysztof Kieslowski: Bleu, Blanc and Roug...

1) A Very Long Engagement (directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet) : Rating 9/10 Three years after Amélie , Jeunet is back with another movi...

When you have a chance to fulfill a dream but you can't because you have other obligations, then how do you feel? Gutted in my case. I h...

Well the festival time has started and the fall movie line-up is on the verge of being ushered out. Venice kicked things off this past weeke...