Scribbles and Ramblings

Like most years, my end of the year list is highly dependent on film festivals which serve as an unofficial distribution model for a majo...

Stray Dogs (2013, Taiwan/France, Tsai Ming-liang) Previously, I had seen 8/9 of Tsai Ming-Liang’s features but none of them in a cine...

I had been meaning to do a spotlight on Ingmar Bergman for a few years but it got pushed behind other retrospectives. A Bergman spotlight ...

One of the most significant DVD releases in the last few years has been NFDC’s (National Film Development Corporation of India) issue of t...

The 2014 Movie World Cup kicked off back in December 2013 shortly after the Soccer World Cup draw was made. The spotlight lasted 8 months...

Semi-Finals Preview Four different decades are represented by the semi-finalists of the 2014 Movie World Cup. Brazil: Neighboring S...

The Quarter-Finals of the 2014 Movie World Cup featured four enticing contests with eight excellent films. There was very little to choose ...