Beckett (2021)

I was curious about Beckett (2021) and was compelled to finally watch it on Netflix thanks to a recommendation on Letterboxd (shout-out to William Gibson’s Acronym’s Collection) and in honour of composer Riyuichi Sakamoto’s recent passing as he scored the movie with moody ambient textures and a jazzy tumble for chase scenes. Directed by Italian […]

Two Lovers (2008)

I’ve always liked James Gray as a director, though I was endeared to him even more by listening to him talk about his family and upbringing in a Director’s Guild interview podcast about Armageddon Time. In his filmography, Two Lovers (2008) feels underrepresented as it was a change from his previous run of New York […]

School In The Crosshairs (1981)

I remember seeing Hausu a long time ago (presented by Kenta McGrath at the UWA Film Society) and my memory of it has always been an all-encompassing, wild, super-visual horror dream. Keen to see further films from Hausu’s director Nobuhiko Obayashi, particularly since a few of them are available in HD on the Rarefilmm website. […]

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)

The Female Prisoner Scorpion series are a quartet of Japanese exploitation action thrillers centred around the explosive character of Nami Matsushima aka “Scorpion”, unforgettably portrayed by Meiko Kaji in an indomitable performance. Arrow Video remastered and released the movies in a box-set, and they are available to stream on Tubi – though bizarrely the second […]

Outside Noise (2021)

Another hour, another Ted Fendt film viewed on Mubi. Outside Noise (2021) was more accessible than the previous Fendt film I watched, Classical Period, and this film reminded me of other indie hang-out movies like Girlfriends or Funny Ha Ha. The scene that reoccurs throughout is one character asking another, “Shall we go for a […]