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…
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…
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) 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) 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) 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 straying,…
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…
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…
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…