This Nigerian film won awards at Nollywood for its celebration of the Igbo Language. Although I thought it was a bit too much like a cheesy telenovela, it has inspired me to search for Nigeria’s best films.
From: Nigeria, AfricaContinue reading “Onye Ozi – A Nollywood Comedy Based in London”
Watch: Trailer, IMDb
Next: Akasha, October 1, I Am Not A Witch
This documentary from German master Werner Herzog explores the balance between life and death in the epic survival story of Little Dieter.
From: Germany, EuropeContinue reading “Little Dieter Needs to Fly – Another Epic Survival Story”
Watch: Trailer, Watch on YouTube, Rent on Amazon, Buy on Amazon, Tubi
Next: Rescue Dawn, The Great Escape, The Marriage of Maria Braun
How would Bladerunner have looked if it had a minutely small budget?
Like Androids Dream.
From: Spain, EuropeContinue reading “Androids Dream – A Low Budget Spanish Bladerunner”
Watch: Trailer, Mubi
Next: Bladerunner, High Rise, Logan's Run
One of my favorite films as a kid, this one follows the journey of three aboriginal kids escaping the internment camp they were placed in to try and return home.
From: Australia, AustralasiaContinue reading “Rabbit Proof Fence – Institutionalized Racism in Australia”
Watch: Trailer, Rent on Amazon, Buy on Amazon
Next: Whale Rider, Another Country, Tanna
“If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you”
Opening the film with a chicken chase, City of God is the most gripping history of drug-wars in the Rio de Janeiro favelas that anyone could hope for.
From: Brazil, South AmericaContinue reading “City of God – Get Involved in the Drug Dealing Gangs of Rio”
Watch: Trailer, Rent on Amazon, Buy on Amazon, Netflix
Next: Elite Squad, El Infierno, Traffic
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