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Category: 2017 Films

[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Beyond the Physicality of Places: Kogonada’s 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑢𝑠” by V Clark

📁RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Kogonada (director), Columbus, 2017. 100 min. There’s a profound sense of openness in Kogonada’s Columbus (2017). The film invites us to step into its scenes, transforming them into spaces…

Dec 11, 2024
[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “A Portrait of Those Left Behind: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝐵𝑖𝑟𝑑” by X. H. Collins

📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka (directors and screenwriters), The Foolish Bird 笨鳥, 2017. 118 min. One minute into The Foolish Bird 笨鳥, I realised that, despite being…

Apr 5, 2024
[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Traditionalist Material Symbols in Yudho Aditya’s 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑎” by Upasana Dandona

📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Yudho Aditya (director), Pria, 2017. 22 min. In a world where heterosexuality is still considered the norm, there remain many deterrents for LGBT people from embracing their queerness. And,…

Jun 22, 2023