Category Archives: international

Zatoichi at Large (1972)

Posted on May 24, 2021 by smkelly8

I picked up Zatoichi at Large at random at the library. I was in the mood for a Japanese film and was willing to branch off to something new. Thus I discovered Zatoichi, a fictional hero whose life is chronicled … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter

Posted on April 4, 2021 by smkelly8

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Ida

Posted on March 1, 2021 by smkelly8

Set in Poland in 1962, Ida is a stunning, quiet film about an orphan who grew up in a convent is about  to take her vows. Her superior tells her she should meet her one living relative, an aunt before … Continue reading →

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Stalker

Posted on February 21, 2021 by smkelly8

If you give it a chance, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker mesmerizes and baffles. Made in the USSR in 1979, the Stalker takes place in a decaying, post-apocalyptic world that’s both repulsive and dripping in sludge yet hypnotic.  Plot: In a dystopian … Continue reading →

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