Tag: 2020

Josee, the Tiger, and the Fish

Japan, 2020 Slice of Life/Melodrama Mainstream Trailer I remember having seen the promotional poster for Josee some months ago, perhaps last spring. I believe I even commented it with my usual group of animation-loving friends. Ever since that first contact with the teaser I have wanted to watch this movie; because judging by the poster,… Continue reading Josee, the Tiger, and the Fish

There is no Evil

Iran, 2020 Slice of Life/Thriller/Romance/Drama Author Trailer I have alredy mentioned several times my love and fascination towards any cultural product from the Iranosphere. Especially, the movies from the newest wave of Iranian cinema offer a very fresh and dynamic take on a culture otherwise sadly known by the traditional slowness and denseness of its… Continue reading There is no Evil

Miss Marx

UK/Italy, 2020 Biopic/Historical Drama Independent Trailer Karl Marx is probably the biggest revolutionary figure in history since Jesus of Nazareth, both related to their ideas and the legions of people that drank from them. There is barely anybody in the modern world that doesn’t know them, or at least didn’t hear their names. Furthermore, there… Continue reading Miss Marx

Wife of a Spy

Japan, 2020 Thriller/Drama Mainstream Trailer Sometimes it’s really nice to see a conventional movie. There is no need to be clever, innovative or unforgettable, re-de-invent the whool or needy to épater anybody to produce a satisfatory work. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan’s psychological thriller extraordinaire from the 90s onwards, makes himself comfortable in his well-earned seat and… Continue reading Wife of a Spy

Voices in the Wind

Japan, 2021 Drama/Roadtrip Independent Trailer Kaze no Denwa got released this weekend, but only for a couple of days, in very limited screenings. This means that this movie was not exclusively made for profit, but was conceived with another goal in mind. The picture acts as a memento of 2011’s Fukushima catastrophe, a topic most… Continue reading Voices in the Wind

Sun Children

Iran, 2020 Coming of Age/Drama Low-key Mainstream Trailer At this point, you will surely know about my attraction towards movies from Second World countries, and also the kind of affinity I feel towards Iranian culture in particular. Furthermore, after seeing the poster of this movie’s local advertising campaign and the high praise it denoted, I… Continue reading Sun Children

My Mexican Bretzel

Spain, 2020 Postmodern Author Work Trailer This particular movie caught my attention during my weekly check-out on the movie roster of my usual theatres. It promised “a delicious melodrama in the style of how they were made in the age of Golden Hollywood, without any dialogues, and collage-ing footage from the 40s-60s together”. This thing… Continue reading My Mexican Bretzel

Pot-pourri of Autumn 2020 movies

Emma (UK, 2020) – Romance, Comedy – Mainstream This is another nice example of the recent female directors make adaptions of classic novels trend that I wish never fades away. I honestly never read anything Jane Austen, and I committed the sin of disdaining her for believing her work being overly cheesy and languid. However,… Continue reading Pot-pourri of Autumn 2020 movies

Pot-pourri of summer 2020 movies

The Secret Garden I watched this one during my stay at the beach this August, at one evening I missed going to the theatre. Given that during my regular life I go there twice or three times a week, I had a kind of abstinence syndrome and was feeling blue because of some family thing… Continue reading Pot-pourri of summer 2020 movies