On The Beach At Night Alone (2017)

A beach is always a contemplative site in cinema, and South Korean director Hong Sang-soo seems to return to it as a space for his characters. On The Beach At Night Alone (2017) features two beaches – one in Hamburg, the other in South Korea – and neither takes place in the pitch-black of night […]

Issue 21: Occult

“Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man.”Issue 21 of VHS Tracking reveals the hidden knowledge – of the paranormal, the mystical, the arcane, the magical and even the satanic – with the theme of “OCCULT”!An A5 fold-out double-paged zine of movie recommendations with risograph printing from Neighbourhood Press. The issue’s […]

Trash Classics: Program 5

Screened: August to December, 2023Luna Leederville Trash Classics are movie nights that pay special tribute to the era of VHS and DVD rentals. A video store on the big screen that honours the maxim, “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” From “so bad it’s good” masterpieces to underappreciated cult movie classics, this program is […]

Issue 20: Cities

“Find a city, find myself a city to live in” – Talking Heads.Issue 20 of VHS Tracking is sets its sights on “Cities” as its theme.An A5 fold-out double-paged zine of movie recommendations with risograph printing from Neighbourhood Press.The issue’s terrific artwork is by Hannah Coakley based on The Florida Project.Contributing writers include: Hannah Coakley, […]

Round About Midnight (1999)

Hiroyuki Sanada is a recognisable Japanese actor from Hollywood productions like The Last Samurai and John Wick 4, always giving a sense of dignity and substance to even mainstream action cinema clearly beneath his talents (Bullet Train, Mortal Kombat remake). In previous decades, there were leading roles in Japanese cinemas throughout the 1980s onwards. Round […]