FILM REVIEW: KOYAANISQATSI (1982)
One author actually wrote about the movie: “It feels strange to be discussing Koyaanisqatsi using words since the film communicates…
Tag: Essays
FILM REVIEW: STRANGER THAN PARADISE (1984)
Jim Jarmusch’s ”Stranger Than Paradise” tells the story of a self-styled New York hipster, Willie (John Lurie) who is paid…
FILM REVIEW: RED PSALM (Még kér a nép, 1972)
Red Psalm directed by Hungarian film-maker Miklos Jancso, is communist musical, if anything can be called that, a musical allegory,…
A Look Gay/ Lesbian Expression in Indian Films: Fire, Mango Souffle and Bomgay
Traditionally, the Indian film industry, especially Bollywood, has turned a blind eye toward the issue of gay and lesbian culture…
REELING THE REAL: A look at the technique of Realism in Indian Cinema.
While the orthodoxies of Neo-Realistic elements have died out in recent years in Indian cinema, it has given rise to…
FILM REVIEW: Breathless (French: A Bout de Souffle) –1960 by Jean Luc Godard.
Breathless (French: A Bout de Souffle), directed by Jean Luc Godard in 1960 is one of the most important films…
FILM REVIEW: Onibaba [Demon Woman] 1964 directed by Kaneto Shindo.
Onibaba (meaning Demon Woman) is a Japanese horror film set in a war-torn 14th century Japan. The story of the…
Film Review: THE RULES OF THE GAME (La Règle du jeu -1939) by Jean Renoir
“Love as it exists in society is merely the mingling of two whims and the contact of two skins.” This…