Misc Mother, I’m suffocating June 11, 2023 by Nadin Mai No Comments Some of you may remember that I was working on my first political essay following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. I had made it available earlier... Read More
Films Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund (2022) March 17, 2023 by Nadin Mai No Comments There was a moment in Ruben Östlund’s new film Triangle of Sadness when I needed to get up and walk around. It felt as though... Read More
Films Holy Spider – Ali Abbasi (2022) February 8, 2023 by Nadin Mai No Comments It’s been quiet around Iran for many weeks now. When the young Mahsa Amin died at the hands of the country’s moral police, the support... Read More
Books & Articles Byung-Chul Han November 18, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments It is rare that I focus on a person on this blog. I tend to focus on films or books, but never on a single... Read More
Films Lahi, Hayop – Lav Diaz (2020) September 14, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments What has changed? What has changed in the world of Lav Diaz that made him return to his roots? Those of you who have been... Read More
Films Fate – Fred Kelemen (1994) August 25, 2020 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments I was six years old. I just entered school, I was proud. It was an important day in an important year for me. I still... Read More
Research Waiting Time January 9, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments The end of the year 2018 was, in France at least, a period in which the media focused on the subject of time. The quantity... Read More
Films Uzak – Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2002) September 23, 2017 by Nadin Mai No Comments One of the three films I recently bought with the support of my patrons is Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Uzak, a film from 2002 and, even though... Read More
Films Mrs Fang – Wang Bing (2017) August 17, 2017 by Nadin Mai 5 Comments The winner of the Pardo D'oro at this year's Locarno Film Festival, and a brave decision of the festival jury headed by Olivier Assayas, if... Read More
Films VoD platform Remains – Yotam Ben-David (2016) May 11, 2017 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment !!! This film is now available on tao films !!! What remains if a relationship, if love, has hit a dead end? We have all... Read More