Sports films are a genre of film that I enjoy a strange amount considering I’m not a sports kind of guy. (I suppose by that logic, I should enjoy Sitting Down Films and Staying in Bed Films). But I’ve yet to be let down by a Wrestling Movie. WWE Studios, a subsidiary of the Wrestling … More Iron Claw: Breaking The Von Erich Curse
This one might stir controversy if more people read my blog, but I have an opinion that I can no longer hide. But I must also state for the record that Bergman is one of the best storytellers of our time! As I’ve written previously about how several of his films transcend traditional narrative and … More My Least Favourite Bergman Film
Some years ago, I was incredibly ill and decided that my only option was to stay in bed and watch some films. (The same thing I’d be doing if I wasn’t sick to be honest). I’d only recently discovered Bergman and I was excited to discover another of his works. Winter Light (1963) has become … More The Advanced Themes of Ingmar Bergman’s Winter Light
I sometimes find that if I’m being too self-serious about my nonsense filmmaking attempts, I like to remember that the whole artform that has dominated my life essentially started as a party trick. That filming people walking in and out of a factory wasn’t an artistic statement, it was a cool thing that nobody else … More How Playing with Toys Became the Foundation of Cinema Today.
In a continually globalised world, the diaspora makes up an ever increasing percentage of the population. The Indian diaspora as of 2019 is estimated at 17.5million people (According to the United Nations). Traditionally this diaspora has not always been well represented by the National cinema and First Cinema Industries that have often dominated the globalised … More Transnational Cinema & The Experience of Diaspora
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