Central Station and the Cinema Novo tradition

14 years ago

Central Station is one of the most popular and internationally acclaimed Brazilian films of the 1990s. It heralded a renaissance…

Coming Home: Melodrama and social change

14 years ago

David Ehrenstein condemns melodramas like Coming Home for perpetuating the illusion that they can affect social change instead of creating…

Cronenberg’s discourse through Videodrome and eXistenZ

14 years ago

This essay will explore the duality of Cronenberg’s works, as a statement on man’s curiosity and an open window to…

In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)

14 years ago

Wong Kar-Wai is considered influential. In the Mood for Love (2000) was a big commercial success for him. How does…

Flowers of Shanghaï (Hsiao-Hsien Hou, 1998)

14 years ago

Hou Hsiao Hsien’s depiction of life in Flowers of ShanghaÏ explores the inherent contradictions in the era’s Chinese society.