Charlie Kaufman, USA, 2020 This was an unexpected find on Netflix, though it’s a brand new, made-by-Netflix release, so I … More
Tag: FilmNibbles
Us and Them
Joe Martin, UK, 2017 “I’ve got Karl Marx in one ear and Ronnie bleedin’ Biggs in the other.” Three geezers … More
Papicha
Mounia Meddour, Algeria/France, 2019 This is the story of a strident young woman caught up in a society that is … More
Blonde Venus
Josef von Sternberg, USA, 1932 It blows my mind to think we’re approaching the centenary of films like this. The … More
Comfort films
A couple of weeks ago, physically in a bad way and not coping with the humid heat, I found myself … More
Nina Wu
Midi Z, China, 2019 The movies love a movie about making a movie. The industry eats its own tail. Here … More
Under The Skin
Jonathan Glazer, 2013, UK I went to the cinema! First time since… March, I guess. They tempted me back with … More
Nico, 1988
Susanna Nicchiarelli, Italy/Belgium, 2017 Of course I was aware of Nico: face of 60s New York City counterculture, regular at … More
Last Tango in Paris
Bernado Bertolucci, France, 1972 I hadn’t ever got round to seeing this, famous as it is, so when I found … More
Modesty Blaise
Joseph Losey, 1966, UK This was the right kind of easy movie to soothe my tired mind on a Friday … More
