Monthly Archives: October 2026

A conversation with Neeraj Churi

Posted on October 17, 2026 by philipbrasor

Neeraj Churi is a UK-based Indian businessman who runs a company called Lotus Visual Productions, which provides production assistance and advice to independent filmmakers who address LGBTQ+ themes and characters. Churi’s most well-known production is probably Cactus Pears, an Indian … Continue reading →

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Review: Truth & Treason

Posted on October 16, 2026 by philipbrasor

Angel Studios is a production company that makes Christian-themed movies. Along with the seemingly requisite New Testament reenactments you also get things like Sound of Freedom, an action movie, according to their PR page, that’s about a “former government agent … Continue reading →

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Busan International Film Festival 2026, Oct. 12

Posted on October 12, 2026 by philipbrasor

For some reason I didn’t have any trouble getting tickets to the movies I wanted to see yesterday, my last full day at the festival. Of course, since it was my last full day, I spent half of it in … Continue reading →

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Busan International Film Festival 2026, Oct. 11

Posted on October 11, 2026 by philipbrasor

I was finally able to see Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden yesterday at the only screening that would be taking place while I’m in Busan. I had missed it when it opened in Japan and, since it is mostly … Continue reading →

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Busan International Film Festival 2026, Oct. 10

Posted on October 10, 2026 by philipbrasor

This is frustrating. I logged onto the guest ticket website yesterday morning at exactly 8:30 a.m. and was unable to get any tickets for the movies I really wanted to see. It appears to be a problem for others as … Continue reading →

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Busan International Film Festival 2026, Oct. 9

Posted on October 9, 2026 by philipbrasor

One of the older venues being used to screen films at the festival is the Busan Community Media Center, which looks as if it were built in the 1970s or 80s. I’ve already seen several movies there this year. Obviously … Continue reading →

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Review: Digger

Posted on October 9, 2026 by philipbrasor

It isn’t difficult to determine director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s personal convictions regarding the state of the world as the overstuffed plot of Digger unravels. He is certainly a believer in deadly climate change as a function of human progress, and … Continue reading →

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Review: Resident Evil and Absolution

Posted on October 8, 2026 by philipbrasor

As someone who doesn’t play games, either literally or figuratively, I have no opinion on how faithfully the new Zach Cregger-helmed reboot of the Resident Evil franchise follows the Capcom classic, but I did see a few of the Paul … Continue reading →

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Busan International Film Festival 2026, Oct. 8

Posted on October 8, 2026 by philipbrasor

Since I arrived at the festival on its opening day, Tuesday, the weather in Busan has been great. Warm and sunny in the daytime and cool and dry at night. Nevertheless, my flight from Narita was slightly delayed and by … Continue reading →

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Review: Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Posted on October 3, 2026 by philipbrasor

There is a subgenre of documentaries that interrogates the act of filming so-called truth while ostensibly presenting something true. This Oscar-winning film is centrally about Vladimir Putin’s propaganda push to support his war against Ukraine as it is carried out … Continue reading →

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