“A home country is a paradise.” Oralman is the official term for ethnic Kazakhs who have returned to their home country after it became independent...
Author - Rouven Linnarz
Ever since I watched Takeshi Kitano's "Hana-Bi" for the first time (and many times after that) I have been a cinephile. While much can be said about the technical aspects of film, coming from a small town in Germany, I cherish the notion of art showing its audience something which one does normally avoid, neglect or is unable to see for many different reasons. Often the stories told in films have helped me understand, discover and connect to something new which is a concept I would like to convey in the way I talk and write about films. Thus, I try to include some info on the background of each film as well as a short analysis (without spoilers, of course), an approach which should reflect the context of a work of art no matter what genre, director or cast. In the end, I hope to pass on my joy of watching film and talking about it.
“I still have something to do.” “Don't be too reckless.” Shortly after the release of “Beyond Outrage”, the first sequel he...
“There's nothing else to see…” Chinese actress Xin Wang was born in 1988 in the city of Tianjin. At the age of 19 she moved to France to...
“If we can hear the faint voice of truth, we can live together.” After the catastrophic nuclear disaster in the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, not...
“Now the time has come to leave you” Ever since we have entered what might just be one of the final stages of globalization, with the rise of...
“These are my friends. And this is a tribute and a memoriam to them.” The cinema of Filipino director Lav Diaz has always been about time, its...
“I love you, but…” When it comes to drug abuse or alcoholism, the mediums of film and literature certainly had their fair share of narratives...
“Consider yourself lucky, At least you can die.” Japanese director Takashi Miike downplays his pride about having made his 100th film with “Blade of the...
If one believes one of the leading experts on Asian, especially Japanese cinema, Blues Harp by Takashi Miike is “the film that will shed much-needed light on...