Dekanalog
Film Review: Air Doll
I think it’s fair to say that men are quite often driven more by the thing between their legs than their actual brains. There has been enough evidence of this, over the years, to fill every book ever written. It hasn’t passed filmmakers by either. Movies such as Mannequin and Lars and the Real Girl …
Film Review: Dogs
Smuggling has existed for as long as anyone has tried to regulate trade or travel. Traditionally it has been a way for self-styled entrepreneurs to avoid paying tax or customs fees on commodities and luxuries, but it covers a whole manner of illicit activities. People trafficking has become increasingly prevalent nowadays but dates back to …
Film Review: Dachra
Africa is a continent which has been raped, pillaged and ravaged by colonialism. The arguments for empire usually point to the benefits it brings for those under its yoke. The Romans, for instance, introduced a number of innovations which made England undoubtedly better. However, the main export from Europe seems to be the imposition of …
Film Review: Two Lottery Tickets
If you urgently need to raise a large sum of money, what do you do? You might have friends who could lend you it but it’s unlikely that they’ll have such a large amount just lying around. Or be willing to part with it. Some turn to crime, but breaking the law comes with a …
Film Review: The County
Co-operatives date back as far as early human tribes where each person was allocated a specific job which benefitted the group as a whole. In many ways it’s the original socialism. In the modern (industrial) sense, they began in the nineteenth century in Britain and France, but soon spread across Europe and farther afield. However, …