tributary stu

Movie micro-reviews and other stuff. A tributary to the big screen.

  • Local Hero (1983): Nothing Local About It

    Local Hero has many moments where it is film at its best. Even more so, moments where it just is, weightless to the core without becoming trivial. A proper bout of escapism that lingers, as prescribed by both commercial and artistic prophets of the medium. The only toll it requires is a tad of patience… Read more


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  • Cinema Timis, Timisoara (RO)

    Cinema Timis, Timisoara (RO)

    Of the three cinemas I grew up visiting on a regular basis, Cinema Timis is the last one standing. Not quite honorably, but standing nonetheless. Located a mere fifty meters from the landmark cathedral of Timisoara, the single screen cinema is housed at the ground floor of some of the pitiful condominiums that ’embellish’ Piata… Read more


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  • Taxi (2015): A Journey Around Censorship

    Somewhere, in the corner of my mind, the information about Jafar Panahi’s predicament was lying around unguarded. His 2010 jail sentence and twenty year ban from filmmaking were a result of what was deemed as propaganda against the Iranian government. Obviously, it has not hindered him in producing three movies since, all smuggled outside the… Read more


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  • The Infinte Delights of Werner Herzog

    The Infinte Delights of Werner Herzog

    When you walk down the street and you encounter a crazy penguin, you know you’re on the right track. Read more


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