That time of the month has arrived again! Last week I recorded Episode 131 of Outside Centre Film Podcast. Exploring world cinema with September choices a man in grief in Inceland, A pathetic man stuck in a Slovakian kitchen sink absurdity that wants to be a Greek Tragedy. Finally a tender love story set in… Read More Listen To Outside Centre Film Podcast Episode 131
How time flies when your having fun and over the weekend we recorded another episode of the Outside Centre Podcast. The world cinema film podcast I monthly guest critic on with host Theo Neumann. This month sees us look at Russian Horror, Kitchen Sink drama, Finnish style and a Latvian war epic … Firstly is… Read More Listen To Outside Centre Film Podcast Episode 129
Corneliu Porumboiu is a big player in the Romanian New Wave Cinema with Police, Adjective (2009) his most well known creation. His films are not known for their commercial friendliness, more deadpan, realism. Eleven years on Porumboiu’s The Whistlers is released and it’s his most accessible film to date. A stylish noir inspired playful thriller.… Read More Film Review – The Whistlers (2019)
Parent child relationship movies are no stranger to the big or small screen. Rarely do we see films focusing on the mother daughter relationships. Alice Winocour‘s Proxima delivers a rare onscreen moment, to share that love and struggle. Eva Green gives an gilt edged performance of a French astronaut in training attempting balance aspirations with… Read More Film Review – Proxima (2020)
Earlier this month I recorded my July episode of the Outside Centre World Cinema Podcast. On episode 127 myself and podcast host Theo Neumann have a chat about 3 films from Finland, Italy and ending in Romania. Which of the three did we like and which ones we didn’t? Did we love or hate them… Read More Listen To Outside Centre Podcast Episode 127
Japanese Filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda is what you would call an expert at painting the portrait of family life, intimate even social commentary much like the way Bong Joon-Ho does it. For Kore-eda’s latest film it’s another first for him, his first Non-Japanese language film, The Truth (La vérité). The family dynamics are explored through a… Read More Film Review – The Truth (La vérité , 2019)
Slightly later than planned, finally recorded recorded Episode 125 Outside Centre film Podcast. As you’ll I’m a monthly guest on this podcast as myself and Podcast host Theo Neuman review 3 films from around the world. This month’s 3 picks come from around Poland and Lithuania which premiered at Glasgow Film Festival. The other film… Read More Listen To Outside Centre Podcast Episode 125
Yesterday Sunday 17th May, was my time for recording my monthly appearance on the Outside Centre Film Podcast.The long running film Podcast hosted by Theo Neumann and both of us reviewed 3 films. From Brazil to Chile then over to Asian and Japan, listen now… From Rotterdam earlier on this year we start off with… Read More Listen To The Outside Centre Episode 123
‘Never judge a book by it’s cover’, it’s a saying you can use in many situations including describing films like Kleber Mendoca Filho and Juliano Dornelles‘ Bacurau. A film you may think you about, but you really don’t. All about wealthy inequality, class struggle, dripping in blood-lust and Udo Kier! More and more we’re seeing… Read More Film Review – Bacurau (2019)
Suicide remains a very sensitive and controversial topic, even more when it’s assisted suicide. Religion plays a big part in many peoples lives and even the mere mention of the word can cause problems. In Jonas Alexander Arnby‘s Suicide Tourist tip toes into assisted suicide as tourism! With quality of life diminishing for many people… Read More Film Review – Suicide Tourist (2019)
