The deserted landscape of off-season Benidorm

Androids Dream Film Difficulty Ranking: 4

How would Bladerunner have looked if it had a minutely small budget?

Like Androids Dream.

From: Spain, Europe
Watch: Trailer, Mubi
Next: Bladerunner, High Rise, Logan's Run
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Two Kids Trying to Escape

Rabbit Proof Fence Film Difficulty Ranking: 1

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, Australasia
Watch: Trailer, Rent on Amazon, Buy on Amazon
Next: Whale Rider, Another Country, Tanna
Continue reading “Rabbit Proof Fence – Institutionalized Racism in Australia”
Gang Violence in City of God

City of God Film Difficulty Ranking: 2

“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 America
Watch: Trailer, Rent on Amazon, Buy on Amazon, Netflix
Next: Elite Squad, El Infierno, Traffic
Continue reading “City of God – Get Involved in the Drug Dealing Gangs of Rio”
The uncontrollable kid in Mommy

Mommy Film Difficulty Ranking: 3

Sexy Moms + One Uncontrollable Kid = Mommy, a film with Canadian Karaoke and Violence. Sounds like a game of Cards Against Humanity right!? A smart-phone like aspect ratio takes headlines in this one in a beautifully shot film about a single mother trying to raise her unpredictably violent son.

From: Canada, North America
Watch: Trailer, Rent on Amazon, Buy on Amazon
Next: We Need to Talk About Kevin, Tangerine, Room
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“What!? You haven’t seen any films from Africa!?”

Shot from Timbuktu

Timbuktu Film Difficulty Ranking: 4

“What!? You haven’t seen any films from Africa!?”

Well, honestly, I was in a similar position a few months ago. I’d only seen a few films set in the continent, such as the brilliant District 9, the heart-warming Africa United, and the heart-wrenching Hotel Rwanda. So when I saw Timbuktu gather critical acclaim at Cannes as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film, I gave it a watch. Safe to say, it was well worth it!

From: Mali, Africa
Watch: Trailer, Rent on Amazon, Buy on Amazon
Next: Abouna, Zerzura, Amores Perros
Continue reading “Timbuktu – Experience Life in the Sahel of Mali”