New Zealand filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi has established himself through his off-the-wall humour and exaltation of indigenous culture. After establishing his directorial craft with superhero films such as Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as the black comedy Jojo Rabbit, Waititi returns with a film that fully expresses his cultural and…
© Modenist | Film and Stephen Soucy Productions The documentary directed by Stephen Soucy retraces one of the longest partnerships in the history of film. Merchant Ivory delves deep into the audacious company formed by Ismail Merchant as producer, James Ivory as director, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala as screenwriter and Richard Robbins as composer. Merchant Ivory…
The stop motion animation series Pokémon Concierge — directed by Iku Ogawa and written by Harumi Doki — provides delightful food for thought. The four episodes, available on Netflix, bring back the Pokémon characters to fuel a constructive path that will forge the coming-of-age of the protagonist. Pokémon Concierge follows Haru, a young girl who…
The film, written and directed by Niels Arden Oplev, begins with a beautiful scene depicting the character of Inger, played by Sofie Gråbøl, combing her hair. This moment evokes Marina Abramović’s Art must be beautiful, Artist must be beautiful. In 1975, this apparently innocuous gesture was used by the performance artist as a tool to…
The story about British humanitarian Nicholas Winton lands the silver screen, through the biographical drama that had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and its European premiere at the 2023 London Film Festival. One Life retraces the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who during the months…
“In India people think there’s no future in dancing” this is how Manish introduces us to his story. He further adds how those who come from a humble background, like himself, consider dancing a hobby for rich people and not a profession that can allow a livelihood. The documentary Call Me Dancer, directed by Leslie Shampaine…
We are all hodophiles, i.e. people who love to travel. But not all of us explore the countries we visit in a responsible way. The piercing documentary The Last Tourist, directed by Tyson Sadler — that he co-wrote with editor Jesse Mann — discloses the unsustainable consequences that are caused by mass tourism. Among them…
Portugal, land of fados, azulejos, cork, pastéis de nata and trailblazers. The Portuguese have exploration running through their veins, as attested by Vasco da Gama — the first European to reach India by sea — and Ferdinand Magellan, who initiated the first circumnavigation of the globe. It doesn’t surprise that contemporary filmmakers like to venture…
Sam Esmail, best known for directing Mr. Robot, has the distinguishing trait of tackling the themes of alienation and American society. In his latest psychological thriller, Leave the World Behind, he adapts the eponymous novel by Rumaan Alam and brings it to the screen with gyrating visuals and piercing social critique. The story focuses on…
The digital reproduction of the 35mm 1926 Japanese silent-experimental-horror film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, is preserved by the George Eastman Museum. A Page of Madness is part of the Taisho Roman: Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude at Japan Society and will be screened on December 15th at 6pm. The six-film series running from December 9th until the…
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