Could the wild Exorcist II: The Heretic be the first anti-sequel, long before The Matrix Resurrections? Here, it feels like the studio threw together a few vague ideas for a sequel and handed them to the mad titan John Boorman to do whatever he wanted. And so, the director of the bonkers Zardoz and the post-modern crime drama Point Blank did exactly that. (more…)
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August 4, 2025 Leave your thoughtsThe Ministry of Nostalgia warns: this product may contain roasted peppers.
August 4, 2025 Leave your thoughtsDeadpool & Wolverine are sketchy, they’re lying to you. Throughout the entire overblown “comedy” I laughed once and half-smiled one more time.
May 6, 2024 Leave your thoughtsAfter the success of Wim Wenders‘ Tokyo streets-and-toilets meditation Perfect Days (2023), I recount all the times I’ve watched its excellent leading man perform. (more…)
MUBI is a films streamer/social network I joined in 2008 because of an Olivier Assayas interview. Here is a copy of my activity on the site, complete with subjective ratings and the occasional silly comment.
August 21, 2023 Leave your thoughts
October 24, 2021 Leave your thoughtsSkip the rat race and meet your next favourite film about a shepherd’s boring life in the middle of nowhere.
In the Iran vlog finale, we visit parks/tombs of great poets and climb high.
August 22, 2021 Leave your thoughtsThe Iran vlog continues as we hitch-hike to Persepolis, the ancient Persian capital.
July 5, 2021 Leave your thoughts
Following the early 2021 turmoil in Myanmar, my clip from John Boorman’s Beyond Rangoon suddenly got a lot of views. About 200 000 in a month, mostly from young people in Southeast Asia. (more…)
March 8, 2021 Leave your thoughts