Scribbles and Ramblings

Doing a deep dive into a specific region or nation’s cinema often reveals blindspots and gaps in one’s knowledge. This proved to be case whe...

Wonders in the Dark recently concluded a Best Films from Africa and Middle East poll. The inclusion of Iran, Israel and Turkey in this poll...

We are almost halfway through 2022 and I still haven't caught up with all the worthy 2021 films. Still, I have seen a few that required ...

Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother, 1986, India, John Abraham) My selection for the 6th AFOFF is inspired by Allan’s incredible ‘The Fish Obscur...

Margem (Margin, 2007, Brazil/Colombia/Peru, Documentary) Terras (Lands, 2009, Brazil, Documentary) A Febre (The Fever, 2019, Brazil/France/G...

La Ciudad de las Fieras / The City of Wild Beasts (2021, Colombia, Henry Rincon) Tato (Bryan Cordoba) is a young rapper in Medellin who is l...

In compiling a list of the best films from Spain, Portugal, it became immediately clear that many essential films from the Iberian peninsula...

Hungary has a rich cinematic history and has produced many stellar films over the past seven decades. However, many classic films from Hunga...

In compiling a list of the best Arab films of all time, the same problems in making the African films list surfaced: problem of accessibilit...

Coming up with a Best French Films of All Time list is not an easy task given the thousands of worthy films to choose from over a century. T...

For a change, I was there at the start. Before I even knew Dibakar Banerjee’s name, I had heard about his first feature film. In 2006, I was...