Films Phantom Islands – Rouzbeh Rashidi (2018) February 21, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment What happens if you plan to write a post on a film that you have been sent to, but find yourself at a loss for... Read More
Books & Articles Fresh from the press: new books on Chantal Akerman February 10, 2018 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments I took a literary journey through the works of Chantal Akerman thanks to two new books that have been published on her work. Not so... Read More
Films Their Remaining Journey – John Clang (2018) February 4, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments Their remaining journey... My journey. Your journey. Our journey. John Clang's debut feature is one of those films that won't let me go for a... Read More
Books & Articles The art of emptiness – Itzhak Goldberg (ed, 2017) January 28, 2018 by Nadin Mai 9 Comments After a rather long break from writing due to health reasons, I'm trying to embark on finally writing something about that book I bought last... Read More
Literature Misc Austerlitz’s time January 11, 2018 by Nadin Mai 4 Comments What is Austerlitz's time, and where do I get this from? Well, I didn't expect my wanting to write a blog post about Jacques Austerlitz... Read More
Films The Red Turtle – Michaël Dudok de Wit (2016) January 5, 2018 by Nadin Mai 4 Comments I believe this is the first animation film that I'm mentioning on this blog. I haven't heard a lot about slow animation before, nor am... Read More
Books & Articles Films Literature Year 2017 in review December 27, 2017 by Nadin Mai 3 Comments I'm not someone who likes lists, all sorts of The best films..., The worst films... etc I never saw a point of social media getting obsessed with... Read More
Films Research The filmind in Andrei Tarkovsky’s Zerkalo December 19, 2017 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments What follows are bits and pieces from an article I drafted six years ago about the Andrei Tarkovsky's Zerkalo and Daniel Frampton's filmind. At the time, I... Read More
Films Three Sisters – Wang Bing (2012) December 11, 2017 by Nadin Mai 10 Comments I become more and more a fan of Wang Bing. I'm making my way through his filmography in a random order, which is a shame,... Read More
Research Slow reconciliation with nature December 1, 2017 by Nadin Mai No Comments This morning, I left the house at 8 o'clock. I went to a bridge that is close to my flat and that overlooks the canal... Read More