Scribbles and Ramblings

All the 4 movies I saw in the last 2 days could claim to have swum in the river of cinematic art. In the end, one movie succeeds in being pu...

The Proposition (UK/Australia, Director: John Hillcoat) "Australia. What fresh hell is this?" so speaks Captain Stanley (Ray Winst...

I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation by Michela Wrong It has been a few years since I first heard abo...

Inspired by the recent article on African Cinema in Sight and Sound , I decided to track down some African films. I had only seen two of the...

Black Friday (2005, Director Anurag Kashyap): Well Anurag Kashyap's film is finally officially released after spending more than a year...

There are very few authors who have the ability to change their writing style from novel to novel. In most cases, no matter what different s...

It happens every now and then when I run across a bad patch of films. However, I just didn't expect it to be from this collection of 4 f...

For the longest time I have wondered what it would be like to watch a movie in an empty theatre. In the past, I have been to some shows wher...

The theme of power and hell is a common element in all four films I saw recently -- each film shows how abuse of power can lead to the victi...

There was no warning, no advance notice. Jan 24: I was on the internet and my eyes drifted to the tragic headline which told me of Ryszard ...

United 93 (Writer, Director: Paul Greengrass): Rating 9/10 I had avoided seeing this movie until now because I didn’t see a need for making...

Quite a cinematic treat this week with two very different yet compelling films. First up, one of the best films out there…. Children of M...

Writer & Director: Guillermo del Toro Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro I can’t give a rating to this film because I missed the first 5-...