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Category Archives: film
End of Year Round-Up, Stats, Additions to the TBR and Plans for ‘Japanuary’
A quick end of year summary, a few stats, December’s additions to the TBR and, after Turkey month, my plans for ‘Japanuary’
Turkish film Kedi (Cat)
A charming shortish documentary film on the street cats of Istanbul, and their relationships with the local people
Documentary film Mystify: Michael Hutchence (Australia)
Intimate Australian biopic focusing on legendary rock god Michael Hutchence
Egyptian film Souad
Social media, tragedy and coming of age in modern-day Egypt
Danish film Another Round (Alcootest)
Thomas Vinterberg’s nuanced celebration of alcohol and friendship
Film Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter … and Spring (South Korea)
A beautiful meditation on the seasons of life, set around a floating monastery.
Oscar-nominated Romanian film Collective (Review no 152)
My review of the Oscar-nominated Romanian health-care scandal documentary Collectivee
Die Tomorrow – A Film from Thailand: Review no 149
Mawkish film from Thailand
Review no 144: Supa Modo – a movie from Kenya
Emotionally intense Kenyan “family film”
Reading and Watching the World: Books, Film and Art 