a moment of transcendence: the discussion between ‘young makhmalbaf’ and makhmalbaf’s young cousin in her driveway. i know it’s a … More
Tag: Iran
Through The Olive Trees (1992)
any ambiguous element worth its salt – especially an ambiguous ending – should be as much about why/why not as it … More
2020 log: May
Films Ema (Larraín, 2020. Mubi) – Big ‘preview’ for this on 1st May; turns out they put it on the main … More
Like Someone in Love (2012)
A rare film. It’s a transmission from another place, like Certified Copy before it, but it’s much less lopsided than its predecessor. With … More
2020 log: March
Films Eastern Promises (Cronenberg, 2007. DVD) – Draw a line from A History of Violence down to Cosmopolis and Maps to the Stars and you’ll … More
2020 log: January
Films Lonely are the Brave (Miller, 1962. Mubi) – I could take or leave the sleepy setup and Gena Rowlands wasted … More
Certified Copy (2010)
Shimell gives an odd performance that has stuck in my craw. His besieged but unflappable passenger James, in the first … More
A Separation (2011)
Returned to this after eight months and having watched The Past and The Salesman in the interim. Particularly after the latter, interesting … More
The Salesman (2016)
Third time with Asghar Farhadi after A Separation and The Past. I know nothing about Death of a Salesman. This time the context for … More