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Monthly Archives: September 2023
Past lives; Brother
Past lives One of the very best films I’ve seen this year – perhaps the best. A perfectly handled love-triangle, where the perfection lies in nothing changing: the existing relationships remain as they are – no marriages ruined, no friendships … Continue reading
Afire; Passages
Afire A German film about a writer on a writing retreat by the Baltic. He’s not a very pleasant person, so his relationships don’t work out – people don’t like him very much. As his story develops there’s a parallel … Continue reading
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