This review may contain spoilers. Yourself and Yours.What could that title mean?A deception in perception?An error in judgement?The fleeting nature of one’s characteristics? Can we ever truly… Read more “Yourself and Yours: stereotypes can deceive”
Hotel by the River: My first Hong Sangsoo
Writing this after watching it almost 2 years ago. HBTR felt fairly conventional even if it was my first Hong film, which are known for its subtle… Read more “Hotel by the River: My first Hong Sangsoo”
Thoughts on Film vs Series via Quibi’s THE STRANGER
“Who needs God, when I have got an algorithm.” From my software development experience, a bad algorithm is the one which copies elements from other short, generic… Read more “Thoughts on Film vs Series via Quibi’s THE STRANGER”
Bi Gan’s Cinema of the Film History
As the technologies of the future – Virtual Reality, New Media, etc. – threaten Cinema or add to the proclamation that it is dying, young visionaries like… Read more “Bi Gan’s Cinema of the Film History”
Depression
…Far more dangerous than something concluding, like a fire…
Stargazer
“…A buoyant emergence of new stars!”
Extending an homage
In the 1958 film “Vertigo”, we’re introduced to the woman, whom our protagonist is asked to follow, wearing bright green piece of clothing against a vivid red… Read more “Extending an homage”
Deconstructing my favorite sub-genre: Dream Realism Romance
I watched Bi Gan’s mesmerizing Long Day’s Journey Into Night at New York Film Festival in October 2018. I liked it for the most part and felt… Read more “Deconstructing my favorite sub-genre: Dream Realism Romance”
THREE TIMES: no time for a flawless romance
Has there ever been a romance without some struggle? If there has been, is the conclusion as worthy or passionate of being called a romance? Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s… Read more “THREE TIMES: no time for a flawless romance”
THE ASSASSIN: a hypnotic post-Wuxia ‘Marvel’
With today’s social climate, any form of media has immense pressure to be political. And it is irrelevant whether the artwork wants to be political or not,… Read more “THE ASSASSIN: a hypnotic post-Wuxia ‘Marvel’”
Could be a Contender 