Le Film

"All I see is a beautiful little town in the midst of magnificent mountains. A place where people have hopes and dreams even under the hardest conditions."   Much like our central character Grace, so too do we arrive at the last town the road has to offer. Made up of less than 15 citizens, what Dogville lacks in resources, it makes up for in character and unity, at least that's what the townsfolk...

The year is 1986, the first serial murders in the history of Korea are taking place, and local police detectives are in over their heads. Anyone deemed suspicious enough to commit these heinous acts are rounded up and subjected to police brutality, creating a split between local law enforcement and the community they're supposed to protect.   Another dreary night, the soft patter of rain hits agai...

We arrive in Paris, France on an overcast day; there is a sense of loss that fills the air, combined with a sense of escapism and the potential to find ourselves. Soon enough, the streetlights house their familiar glow as day fades to night, but then the tunnel vision starts to kicks in; the music blares as we put our headphones on, and all we can do now is seek out what lies in wait for us in Ant...

"Sleep well in your beds. 'Cause if this thing comes true, there ain't gonna be any more." This week, we venture to LaGrange, Ohio where a series of apocalyptic visions casts a layer of fear, neuroticism, and anxiety in the mind of a young husband and father in Jeff Nichols' 2011 US feature, Take Shelter. Bordering a near hallucinatory experience, we discuss the dynamics that fracture and fold bet...

"The truth is all in your head." In this episode, we head to South Korea to explore the dynamics between two cities shrouded in mystery and conflicting societal norms; Paju, a city made up of the working class located just outside of the demilitarized zone, and Seoul, not only the capital, but the largest metropolis in the country. Based on the short story, Barn Burning, by Haruki Murakami, Lee Ch...

In this episode, we find ourselves navigating through the aftermath of a riot where hegemony, police brutality, and racism have left their teeth marks in the outskirts of Paris, France in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film, La Haine. We join three young men, Saïd, Vinz, and Hubert, as they await news of their friend's condition, Abdel, who has been hospitalized due to excess force while in police custo...

This week, we find ourselves in the rain-drenched streets of downtown Taipei in Tsai Ming-liang's 1992 feature film debut, Rebels of the Neon God. This brooding exploration of social decay follows the lives of disaffected youths who try and navigate the crumbling structures that make up their environment. Riddled with themes of angst, alienation, intimacy, yearning, and spiritual malaise; join in...