Independent screening collective, Static Vision, presented “a multi-day exploration of hopes, dreams and imagined worlds” across the 14th to 16th of May at Pink Flamingo Cinema, Marrickville. The majority of… Read More
Static Vision – Dreamscapes
Category: Reviews
Reflection: Wong Kar Wai Retrospective / Love & Neon
By the end of this retrospective, I am even more enraptured by Wong Kar Wai’s world. I have found immense value in viewing his work together through a retrospective, seeing… Read More
Two by Two: Overboard Review
Two by Two: Overboard! is the sequel to Ulysses Filmproduktion’s 2015 film All Creatures Big and Small. This action-packed adventure follows a young Nestrian called Finny and his best mate… Read More
My Blueberry Nights
Essential characteristics of Wong Kar Wai’s cinematic universe are transplanted into the American context of My Blue Berry Nights as he continues to muse on the universal experiences of love… Read More
Fallen Angels
Written as a complementary narrative to the two love stories in Chungking Express, Fallen Angels is its more grimy and more painful counterpart. Together, their light and dark complement and… Read More
Ashes fo Time / Wong Kar Wai
Ashes of Time (1994) presents Wong Kar Wai’s ambitious take on the martial arts genre, wuxia (武侠- literally translating to “martial heroes”). Ashes of Time: Redux (2008) is the re-edited… Read More
Chungking Express – Wong Kar Wai
Chungking Express is one of the best introductory films to Wong Kar Wai’s work. Chronicling two separate stories about two charming but lovelorn policemen, they are seamlessly brought together by… Read More
Days of Being Wild – Wong Kar Wai
Days of Being Wild begins to flesh out the Wong Kar Wai’s cinematic world, using the potent imagery of early 60’s Hong Kong and the Philippines to entangle a… Read More
As Tears Go By – Wong Kar Wai
Wong Kar Wai’s impressive directorial debut in 1988, As Tears Go By, demonstrates the director’s acumen for portraying the diurnal rhythms of yearning with a healthy dose of commercial appeal.… Read More
On The Rocks
Laura (Rashida Jones) is afraid her marriage is in trouble when she starts to suspect her husband, Dean (Marlon Wayans), is cheating on her. Though she has her doubts, she… Read More