Scribbles and Ramblings

The first half of any year is normally catching up with the previous year’s films which slowly make their way across art house cinemas or D...

A quick four film spotlight on Hong Kong Crime films which focus on informers and undercover operatives. Hard Boiled (1992, John Woo) I...

Leviathan (2012, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel) Every now and then comes a film that changes the way we think of cinema or e...

Only God Forgives (2013, Nicolas Winding Refn) Nicolas Winding Refn's newest film takes a narrow view of Bangkok from a John Burd...

Back in February, I had planned a spotlight on Walter Hill to coincide with the release of his new film Bullet to the Head . But unfortunat...

In the last few years, articles about the excellence of TV shows have become quite common as have the number of people who watch entire sea...

In early 2012, Sam Juliano’s excellent round-up of William A. Wellman’s films was an eye opener as it highlighted the need to visit Wellma...

Cue music. The camera moves slowly from the muddy ground to the tension packed air above. Two men stand on opposite sides, facing each othe...

Neighbouring Sounds ( O som ao redor ) (2012, Brazil, Kleber Mendonça Filho) This IS a film. Aided by a rich sound design & visu...

I am absolutely shocked by the sudden death of Rituparno Ghosh , one of the best contemporary Indian directors, who passed away at the youn...

This past April marked the 10th anniversary of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) and the festival celebrated it by having the s...

With the exception of Ghost Rider , the remaining three films of Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor are perfect examples of Video Game Cinem...

“Video Game Cinema” doesn’t only refer to movies based on video games but instead applies to movies which are constructed and edited like a...