Australian and New Zealand Films
Nullarbor: laconic little road movie on the need to work together
Alister Lockhart, Patrick Sarell, “Nullarbor” (2011) Across the longest stretch of straight road through the
Tag: Road Movies
British Films | Eastern European Films
Abandoned Soviet Fairground Ride in Transnistria: where the mundane becomes exotic in a real country not supposed to exist
“Abandoned Soviet Fairground Ride in Transnistria” (Bald and Bankrupt, 2019) During his travels in Moldova
British Films | Eastern European Films
Abandoned Europe | Road To Ratus: even searching for past Soviet-era reality ends in disappointment
“Abandoned Europe / Road to Ratus” (Bald and Bankrupt, April 2019) “Could be awesome, could
Australian and New Zealand Films
Jirga: a sparingly told story of remorse, compassion and forgiveness
Benjamin Gilmour, “Jirga” (2018) The wonder is that this film got made at all as
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
The World: a slow and meandering narrative reveals a rich world of hope, pain and tragedy behind superficial capitalist glamour
Jia Zhangke, “The World” (2004) In future years, this film, long and meandering though it
Eastern European Films | German and German-language Films
The Final Journey: a formulaic road movie about hope and reconciliation in the Ukrainian civil war
Nick Baker-Monteys, “The Final Journey / Leanders Letzte Reise” (2017) The plot may be a
Blade of the Immortal: one wearying bloodbath after another in a film on obsessive vengeance, duty and the hell of immortality
Takashi Miike, “Blade of the Immortal” (2017) Condensed from 30 volumes of manga into a
British Films | Eastern European Films
Loving Vincent: an arresting visual animation style papers over a repetitive and insubstantial formulaic plot
Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, “Loving Vincent” (2017) Most viewers will probably be bowled over
Blade Runner 2049: an absorbing and leisurely film on future societal trends despite a thin plot and lack-lustre characters
Denis Villeneuve, “Blade Runner 2049” (2017) In its own leisurely way, “Blade Runner 2049” is
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Neruda: an exploration of how stories are created and shaped by those who exercise political power
Pablo Larraín, “Neruda” (2016) Very loosely based on an episode in Chilean poet-politician Pablo Neruda’s
