Scribbles and Ramblings

Previously, I had published a Top 50 of the Decade List (2010-2019). This is now narrowing down a Top 10 from the 50 films. Top 10 fil...

2017 and 2018 represented such high points in world cinema that I was a bit cautious about the state of cinema at the start of 2019. Surely...

This is a first pass towards coming up with a Top 10 of the Best Decade list (2010-2019). Here are my favourite 50 films of the decade. N...

“Of all the collective creative surges that have arisen in the cinema within the last thirty years, perhaps the quietest, least trumpeted, ...

A long time ago, once I discovered the beauty of World Cinema, I feverishly tried to work my way through all the essential films. Part of t...

Manila in the Claws of Light (1975, Philippines, Lino Brocka) Insiang (1976, Philippines, Lino Brocka) “The film is the same….It’s you...

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the Calgary International Film Festival. Leading up to the 20th anniversary edition of the festiva...

The 20th Calgary International Film Festival ran from Sept 18-29, 2019.  This entry looks at the common themes among a few films in t...

A long time ago, in a world before smartphones and social media, I was wandering through a bookstore when I came across an intriguing boo...

Hands Over the City (1963, Italy, directed by Francesco Rosi) Francesco Rosi’s 1963 film Hands Over the City ( Le Mani sulla città ) ...

March 5, 2019: Real Madrid 1 - 4 Ajax Once upon a time, a team from Holland appeared out of nowhere and changed the way people thought ...

2018 was an extremely strong year for world cinema due to many established auteurs releasing their films coupled with stellar works from em...

The Good Life Elsewhere written by Vladimir Lorchenkov, Published by New Vessel Press Vladimir Lorchenkov’s darkly comedic and brilliant n...

Aristotle’s Plot (1996, France/UK/Zimbabwe, Jean-Pierre Bekolo) At its core, Jean-Pierre Bekolo’s Aristotle’s Plot is about that vita...

A trio of books that outline the past, present and possible future. Two fiction, one non-fiction. Perhaps, in the future, all will be co...