Scribbles and Ramblings

Films seen as part of this spotlight Pátio (1959, short film, 11 min) Barravento (1962) Black God, White Devil (1964) Entranced Earth (1967)...

After a global shutdown in 2020, including that of Cinema, it was widely expected that a reopening would happen in 2021. Society did open in...

Wonders in the Dark is having a “Former Soviet Bloc” film polling. The films can either be classics prior to the break-up of U.S.S.R or new ...

Earlier this year, mubi featured a spotlight on the films of Aleksey Balabanov . I first encountered a film by Aleksey Balabanov back in 200...

One of the most lovely cinematic debuts I came across in 2016 was that of Kiro Russo’s Viejo calavera ( Dark Skull ). Dark Skull (2016) Th...

Wonders in the Dark is doing a Best Latin American Cinema list. Of all the Best of Cinema lists, this one is the toughest for me as Latin A...

Wonders in the Dark is running a Best Canadian film poll where each participant is required to submit their top 15 Canadian films. My Top 1...

One of the most enduring action sub-genres has been that of an assassin movie. Each year, there are many examples of both male and female as...

In the late 1990s, it was difficult to come across many Korean films at the video stores. Bong Joon-ho hadn’t directed his first feature yet...