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Daily Archives: January 15, 2020
Bacurau (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An odd mixed bag of genres from Brazil
Brazilian film “Bacurau”, which received the Jury Prize along with French film “Les Misérables” (2019) at the Cannes Film Festival early in last year, is an odd mixed bag of genres which did not click that well with me. While … Continue reading
Western Stars (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Springsteen presented by Springsteen
Documentary film “Western Stars”, which is directed by Bruce Springsteen and Thom Zimny, often engaged and impressed me via not only Springsteen’s songs but also wisdom and meditation inside them. As a solid companion piece to his nineteenth album “Western … Continue reading
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