The Plumber (1979)

I’ve always been curious about The Plumber (1979) ever since seeing that it was categorised as a horror movie, and that it was a lesser known work from Australian director Peter Weir. There are some more genre appropriate posters and videos covers out there that make it look like a menacing slasher, and the opening […]

3 Faces (2018)

3 Faces (2018) opens with footage recorded on a smartphone of a young girl, Marziyeh (Marziyeh Rezaei), who pleads for help from an actor, Behnaz Jafari, to support her dreams of wanting to become an actor herself and studying at a conservatory, all of which is strictly denied by her village in the face of […]

Husbands (1970)

Even as a fan of John Cassavetes movies, I completely understand how they can be off-putting. It’s intentional, part of the auteur’s legacy, with characters barking at each other, swinging for the fences in the direction of truth but also heightened into broad acting moves. I loved the way filmmaker Andrew Bujalski wrote about Husbands […]

Taste Of Cherry (1997)

One night, I could not get to sleep and was feeling unwell. Best advice usually is to get out of bed and do something else in another room until you feel tired. I felt like starting to watch something and as soon as I felt sleepy, I’d finish it the next day. I don’t mind […]