I have something of a soft spot for Indian Cinema, which is often written off as too musical or too melodramatic or otherwise not serious cinema by a Western audience. The first two complaints aren’t without some validity, Bollywood is of course renowned for both its musical numbers and dialling up the drama all the … More Sanju: A Modern Bollywood Masterpiece
Patagonia is a 2010 road movie directed by Marc Evans. Produced by S4C it is widely regarded to be a Welsh film, however maintains several characteristics of a transnational film. With a plot that cuts between Argentinian national Cerys (Marta Lubos) exploring Wales and Rhys (Matthew Gravelle) and Gwen (Nia Roberts) travelling through Patagonia in … More Patagonia: Did Cerys find her home?
Spoiler Alert: One of my favourite summer films this past year is without question Mona Fastvold’s historical drama film The World to Come. Starring long time favourite actresses Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby. It’s difficult to put into words what I liked so much about this film. The fantastic performances from the cast, the beautiful … More The World to Come: Forbidden love in a Bleak World
British auteur Terence Davies has recently provided the trailer for the 59th edition of the Viennale, which is celebrating his life and work. In the form of a short film called But Why? Davies’ is one of my favourites in British Film with Jean Luc-Goddard praising him as one of few good British filmmakers (although … More But Why? Terence Davies’ Cinematic Poem
I recently had to deliver a presentation on the contention that Asian Cinema is a rootless Hybrid that has no real home. It seemed an aggressively unfair contention, but out of all the contentions to choose from, it was the only one where I could discuss some of my favourite global films. Firstly, lets look … More Are Asian Blockbusters Rootless?
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