GraemeReview: Without Memory (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 1996)Without Memory is a made-for-TV documentary about a man in Japan named Hiroshi who, after medical mistreatment following surgery, has…Feb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021
GraemeMusic and Grief in Three Colours BlueI absolutely adore this film, the way it wordlessly allows intimate access to its main characters emotional state, and makes the audience…Feb 5, 2021Feb 5, 2021
GraemeOnly Yesterday is a Studio Ghibli film that perhaps isn’t talked about as much as it should be.A review of lesser celebrated Studio Ghibli drama Only Yesterday (Isao Takahata)Jan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021
GraemeFilm of the Month #4: Iron Monkey (Yuen Woo-ping, 1993)Film of the Month is a series where, once a month, I revisit a film write something short but sweet about it, hoping to tempt others into…Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
GraemeAn Interesting Film Theory: Film as Philosophical Thought ExperimentAn on-going look at different theories about film and the ways to study and analyse it. Previous content can be found here. In this post…Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021
GraemeGreat Films To Watch on YouTube Right Now, For FreeYouTube is full of content, more than 500 hours of video is uploaded to the site every minute. There’s something for pretty much every…Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
GraemeTop Ten Films of 2020 (Sort of…)Previous years lists can be found here, here and here.Jan 1, 2021Jan 1, 2021
GraemeReview: Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)The folly of pride. The arrogance of man and his best-laid plans. The deceptive and destructive allure of power. Temptation, family…Sep 15, 2020Sep 15, 2020
GraemeParis, Texas: The Image Tells The StoryA fuller version of this essay, with more images and full video of the scene in question, can be found here…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
