Category: Drama
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Strange Colours (2017)
I watched director Alena Lodkina’s Strange Colours (2017) on SBS On Demand, a few days after I saw Ivan Sen’s Limbo in cinemas. While Limbo works in another recurring genre in Australian film – the crime genre – and there are clear differences in where they are shot, what they are looking at, particularly indigenous… Read.
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Rats In The Ranks (1996)
“You know what politics is? It’s not if you’re a bum, but if you’re a smaller bum than someone else.” I remember seeing Rats In The Ranks (1996) reviewed glowingly by Margaret and David on The Movie Show when it was on SBS, and then eventually this Australian documentary was screened on ABC. Revisiting it through a YouTube upload (it’s… Read.
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Both Sides Of The Blade (2022)
Both Sides Of The Blade (2022) is a love triangle that unfolds like a floating inevitability, like something on rippling water, bobbing towards you slowly. Directed by Claire Denis and written by Christine Angot (based on her novel), the film focuses on Sara (Juliette Binoche), a radio journalist, who is married to Jean (Vincent Lindon),… Read.
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Transit (2018)
Transit (2018) is the third film I’ve watched of German director Christian Petzold and at this point, I have to say that I’m a fan. There is something very direct about Petzold’s filmmaking style, it is not too showy or over-the-top; there’s a degree of elegance, though for some it might also be close to… Read.
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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… Read.
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