A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Italian and Italian-language Films
Michele Botticelli, “At the Mountains of Madness” (2011) With the release of Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” in 2012 and Guillermo del Toro’s resumption of the movie project…
Lindsay Harris and Stuart Leach, “Unearthed” (2011) On the edge of the known universe, a mining spacecraft The Ezekiel discovers an uncharted barren planet that may…
German and German-language Films, North American Films
Ryan Nagata, “1945A” (2010) Carl Erik Rinsch, “The Gift” (2010) Kaleb Lechowski, “R-Ha” (2012) These films have a few things in common: they’re very short science…
Piotr Dumala, “Little Black Riding Hood / Czarny Kapturek” (1983) Piotr Dumala, “The Walls / Sciany” (1988) Based on the familiar childhood story but rendered in…
Koji Yamamura, “Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor / Franz Kafka: Ein Landartz / Kafuka: Inaka Isha” (2007) Excellent if rather visually grotesque animated short film based…
Zdenek Miler, “Little Mole in the City / Der Maulwurf kommt in die Stadt / Kiskavond a varosban / Kurmiukas mieste” (1982) Another charming half-hour adventure…
Zdenek Miler, “The Mole and the Eagle / Kiskavond es a sas” (1992) Yet another delightful episode from the Little Mole / Krtecek series and moreover…
Zdenek Miler, “The Mole and the Medicine / Krtek a medicina / Kiskavond es a gyogyszer” (1987) Found on Youtube under its Hungarian title, this episode…
Zdenek Miler, “Krtek a zapalky / The Mole and the Matchbox” (1974) Zdenek Miler, “Der Maulwurf und die Geburt / Krot i Rody” (1990s?) I can’t…
Zdenek Miler, “The Mole as a Chemist / The Mole as Painter / The Mole as Photographer / The Mole as Watchmaker” (1972 – 1975) By…