Art House… Movie #119 2020: Bacurau (2019) 29 Apr 202026 Apr 2020 Remember in my review of Secretary when I told you all about my MUBI subscription? Well, whilst I enjoyed Secretary enough, I was not prepared for how much I would…
Drama… Movie #109 2020: Cold War (2018) 24 Apr 202021 Apr 2020 This is one of those movies that deservedly gained love and attention at the Oscars, but ultimately left empty-handed. Honestly, I wrote my university dissertation on the Cold War, so…
Drama… Movie #108 2020: Tune In For Love (2019) 23 Apr 202023 Apr 2020 Have you noticed that every single one of the Korean movies I've reviewed here has some ultra depressing theme to it? From killer zombies in Train to Busan, to human…
Drama… Movie #94 2020: Mother (2009) 16 Apr 202014 Apr 2020 Is it even possible not to trawl through Bong Joon-Ho's back catalogue when he just makes so many good movies? Mother - not to be confused with Darren Aronofsky's Mother!…
Cerebral… Movie #88 2020: The Platform (2019) 13 Apr 202011 Apr 2020 You may or may not know that I watch quite a lot of Asian cinema. Well, it's time to switch it up a little! I've travelled back to Europe, to…
Action… Movie #82 2020: Battle Royale (2000) 10 Apr 20208 Apr 2020 For those of you who don't know, Battle Royale is a cult dystopian action thriller made in Japan. Yes, once again you might be put off because of the subtitles,…
Drama… Movie #71 2020: I Wish (2011) 5 Apr 20203 Apr 2020 Hooray, another international film for you to sink your teeth into! For real though, if you're still stuck and unable to hurdle the 'one inch barrier', a.k.a. the subtitles, I…
Art House… Movie #57 2020: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) 29 Mar 202028 Mar 2020 In any other circumstance, I would strongly encourage everyone to go see this on the big screen. But guess what? There's an apocalypse. I was fortunate enough to see this…
Drama… Movie #43 2020: A Taxi Driver (2017) 21 Mar 202026 Mar 2020 All I can do when I think about A Taxi Driver is sigh. For me, it is an almost perfect movie. Sadly, this is a Korean movie that seems to…
Art House… Movie #40 2020: Raw (2016) 18 Mar 2020 What can I say except what the fuck? On my current binge of World Cinema, I stumbled across this absolute mind fuck of a movie. It centres on a young…
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