I have written about the various genres of film and their different effects and uses. I have particularly focused on anime and animation...

This week’s Short Cut is a look at not only a classic but also a truly epic film experience: 1939’s Gone With the Wind (GWTW). There has...

There has been an unexpected but unavoidable hiatus, so I am happy to say that the blog is back up and running. I was thinking about the...

Wong Kar-Wai will always be one of my favourite filmmakers of all time. Few manage to capture and create such poetic yet relatable...

A thousand apologies, but I had to take an unavoidable hiatus. We are back, and it’s Fi’s Favourites. When looking at a film, there are...

After a long but wonderful holiday, I’m back! And with new ideas, but for now, let’s ease back into things. When it came time to pick a...

It’s time for Short Cut and this edition focuses on David Fincher’s 2010 semi-true story The Social Network (TSN). The film follows Mark...

I realised that last week was supposed to be Fi’s Favourites…oops. My apologies. So this week I will get back on track. This week’s Fi’s...

When I think about the 2009 now-cult classic Little Miss Sunshine (LMS), I think of dark comedy, but if you research the film, viewers...

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, or Angst essen Seele auf in its mother tongue, is a poetic and emotive 1974 West German film. It is considered...

This edition of Short Cut looks at Lee Daniels’s critically acclaimed Precious (2009), which won two Oscars, a BAFTA and was nominated...

Well my 50th blog post passed me by last week, so for my 51st post, I want to begin by thanking everyone who has read and engaged in the...

As a cinephile and someone whose love of film stemmed from their introduction to foreign cinema, it is such a genuine joy to experience...

Apologies for the hiatus. It was out of my control, unfortunately, but we should be back on track now. This edition of the ‘Short Cut’...

I could get very technical and film-nerdy about this week’s film, but this is ‘Fi’s Favourites’ and those of you following long enough...

Mass was a highly anticipated 2021 film by filmmaker Fran Kranz. It touches on a genuine and raw topic that strikes deep into the heart...

My most sincere apologies to my loyal reader for my absence. I will do my very best to ensure it never happens again. Anyway, I am back,...

Much like this week’s Fi’s Favourites film recommendation, this week’s blog will be a short and sweet one. Spring is on its way, the sun...

What a surprise Fiona has found another film she can use in yet another rant about the importance of space in film and how ultimately, it...

This week’s ‘Short Cut’ is from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (PGABTK), and what I like to call the ‘Knocking On Heaven’s Door’ scene....