In the end, it is all about the penguins – but we can get to that in due course. Raggio di Sole – released in the UK as Sunbeam – is a 1912 Italian short film. It is a silent film of course, … Continue reading REVIEW: Raggio di Sole (1912)
Wade, an Indian animated short directed by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya and Kalp Sanghvi, is a beautifully composed and impactful film. It marks both a stunning achievement for its creators and a timely, relevant piece of science fiction. Wade depicts a climate-changed Kolkata. … Continue reading FANTASIA REVIEW: Wade (2020)
Plenty of films over the years have been sex comedies. With Progressive Touch the performance artist Michael Portnoy transforms the act of sex into a comedy. It is weird, but I am not entirely sure one can call it wonderful. What … Continue reading FANTASIA REVIEW: Progressive Touch (2020)
It can be tough being a short film. While shorts act as valuable opportunities for filmmakers to hone their craft or experiment with technique, there are precious few outlets for audiences to ever see them – usually premiering at a … Continue reading FANTASIA REVIEW: Double Helix (2021)
The lovestruck manager of a Yokohama development project (Emoto Tasuku) falls in love with a construction worker (Mita Moa), but his affections are not reciprocated. When he childishly steals her name tag from the work site, the worker takes matters … Continue reading REVIEW: Beautiful New Bay Area Project (2013)
Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-Liang is, I think, one of the world’s most interesting filmmakers. It is not simply that he produces interesting and deepful artful narrative features including Rebels of a Neon God and Goodbye, Dragon Inn. He also makes a broad range … Continue reading REVIEW: Walker (2012)
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