Here we have another real little American indie pearl, a low-budget combination of thriller and drama more than horror that almost slipped under my radar. Beth de Araujo’s debut film had its premiere at the …
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Here we have another real little American indie pearl, a low-budget combination of thriller and drama more than horror that almost slipped under my radar. Beth de Araujo’s debut film had its premiere at the …
Continue readingRecently, we have almost had a real invasion of autobiographical or semi-autobiographical films, which some more or less famous American filmmakers decide to shoot. All of them seem to want to make their own “Amarcord”, …
Continue readingAlthough the “real” war in Ukraine started relatively recently, immediately after the revolutionary events there in 2014, the Russian annexation of Crimea and the attempt by pro-Russian separatists to separate the Donbas provinces from Ukraine, …
Continue readingA real little film miracle comes to us from India. A wonderful film that could be described as the Indian answer to the wonderful “Cinema Paradiso” by Giuseppe Tornatore, because “Last Film Show” is also …
Continue readingThe famous Korean actor Lee Jung-jae (known to many as the main character from the popular series “Squid Game”) chose an action spy thriller for his directorial debut, which takes place in the early eighties …
Continue readingAbortion was legalized in America only in 1973, and just as was the case in the vast majority of countries, women who remained in a different state and did not really want to give birth, …
Continue readingWhat must happen to a relatively sane person to end up in a cult is one of the questions I will probably never be able to answer. How it is possible that people who …
Continue readingAlthough it seems quite harmless from today’s perspective, “Les yeux sans visage” or “Eyes Without a Face” by George Franju caused great controversy in Europe when it appeared in the early sixties. Today, this horror-drama …
Continue readingJoe Pesci is still best remembered for his roles in Martin Scorsese’s gangster films and as an excellent assistant to Robert De Niro, who usually liked the lead role. In addition to winning his only …
Continue readingA completely unexpected pleasant surprise arrives from Japan, a dark and rather shocking combination of thriller and drama written by Shinzo Katayama. “Missing” or “Sagasu” in the original was only the second film for this …
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