Scribbles and Ramblings

Obaltan / Aimless Bullet (1961, South Korea, directed by Yu Hyun-mok) Over the last 2 decades, contemporary Korean films have become much mo...

Law of Tehran / Just 6.5 (2019, Iran, Saeed Roustayi) In this high-octane thriller, detective Samad (Payman Maadi, A Separation ) goes on a ...

New Order (2020, Mexico/France) Sundown (2021, France/Mexico/Sweden) Two recent films by Michel Franco take common associations of Mexican c...

I am putting up a Best Films of 2022 list more than 3 months into 2023. This delay highlights the accessibility of relevant films to view at...

Stars at Noon (2022, France/Panama/USA, Claire Denis) A hot humid Latin country in political turmoil. A sultry woman, Trish (Margaret Qualle...

Trial by Fire (2023, India, 7 episode Series) Trial by Fire (Netflix) is a gut-wrenching depiction of a real-life harrowing tragedy that cou...

The rage. The ever increasing rage that has been increasing across the world over the last decade. The rage increased its speed after the 20...

The 2022 World Cup started with one game on Day 1 (Nov 20), then three games on Day 2, then 11 days of four games each. Then 4 days of 2 gam...

Border (2009, Armenia/Holland, Harutyun Khachatryan)     A dialogue-less picture which lets the powerful images speak for themselves! The ...

My past Movie World Cups were about finding films from the different countries taking part in the Soccer World Cup. The films themselves we...

 Triangle of Sadness (2022, Ruben Östlund)   In contemporary European soccer, some league titles are decided even before a ball is kicked. T...

Wonders in the Dark is having their "Rest of Asia" film poll. The countries covered are South Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietna...

Two Eastern European films that compliment each other even though they are separated by two decades: Big Animal (2000, Poland, Jerzy Stuhr) ...