The Sleeping Insect (2020)
The Sleeping Insect (2020), directed by Yurina Kaneko, is a thriller, that’s streaming for ‘free’ as part of the Japanese Film Festival. A large part of the 60-minute film happens…
August 2020
What’s your experience with lizards in your house?
I am fine to share our house with lizards, not known to worry about them**, but I expect them to know their boundaries – they are not welcome on my…
Frequencies (2013)
Frequencies (2013) is a British science-fiction film with an interesting plot. In a world where everyone emits a specific frequency, reminding us of a social score, which determines every aspect…
The Invention of Lying (2009)
The Invention of Lying (2009) is a comedy film with an interesting plot that loses its charm quickly. The film is available on Netflix. The story happens in a world…
The Players (2020)
The Players (2020) is an Italian romantic comedy film with a familiar story of husbands cheating on their wives. What’s different in the film directed by Stefano Mordini, was the…
How American idea of Supermarkets transformed the whole world?
What is good can have dire consequences too! I learned from this engaging podcast from Freakonomics (if you haven’t read the fantastic book, stop and immediately get it) on how…
I walk around Moscow (1964)
Can a film be about going around a city and showing a glimpse of everyday life there without becoming a documentary? Yes, proves this Russian film: I walk around Moscow…
12 stulev (1971)
How to do a satire of a then prevailing repressive regime, without actually being seen as being one? To see one that’s done well, check out this comedy film “The…