Blinded by the Light
“What does he know about our world?” asks a Pakistani teenager in Luton, one of Britain’s cities in decline in... View Article
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Butterflies
Tangomarkkinat is an iconic summer event held in the Ostrobothnian city of Seinäjoki. Culminating in the crowning of a Tango... View Article
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Calamari Union
Roughly fifteen Franks and one Pekka (Markku Toikka) want to escape their back-breaking living conditions in the working-class neighbourhood of Kallio and based on their parents' stories decide to head towards the fabled district of Eira.
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Cast of Shadows
Robert J. Flaherty is considered the father of documentary cinema, but he is also the great grandfather of Finnish experimental filmmaker Sami van Ingen.
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Coming Up Roses
The Rex has seen decidedly better days. But so has all of Wales – make that: Great Britain.
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Cosmic Zoom: from the minute to the sublime
The universe is a big place—a fact that can instill fear, provoke awe, change perspectives, and expand understanding. The latter... View Article
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Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
Singer and lyricist of the band The Pogues, Shane MacGowan (1957-2023), Irish national hero and patron saint of drunkards, is remembered for his public self-destructiveness, jagged teeth, ragged but charismatic habitus, massive, troll-like ears, and incoherent, slurred speech, which from time to time might have benefitted from subtitles for comprehension.
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D is for Distance
Fifteen filmless years have passed since Content (if we ignore Petit's minute contribution to the omnibus The Film That Buys the Cinema, 2014).
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