This is more of an American/Somali film than a Djibouti (that’s a word), but there is some Djiboutian (that’s a word) interest… because of the… football…
It’s about a football team.
I mean, I’m not the right person to say whether a football documentary is a good one or not, but I found this very engaging. I almost laughed, I almost cried…
This is high melodrama with long-suffering, noble women and harsh, evil men. The actors are highly variable and the cinematigraphy isn't very exciting, but somehow it still works. It's fascinatingly odd in parts and rather gripping. And it's funny, too, in-between the drama. A Bahraini Tale. Bassam Al-Thawadi. 2006. Bahrain.…
This is officially Tarkovskij's best film. It's like he extended the mood of the final scenes in Solaris and Stalker into an entire film. Or the other way around. It is, indeed, pretty fab. Mirror. Andrej Tarkovsky. 1957. Russia. Yorsh 10 parts beer 1 part vodka Blend gently. This post…
This film veered between being almost a parody of a serious documentary about a brave journalist and... er... Hm. Perhaps it didn't veer that much. It wasn't a good film, but it was occasionally exciting. The Idealist. Christina Rosendahl. 2015. Denmark. Complement Cocktail 2 parts gin 1 part aquavit a…
