The Past Review – Remarkable

While you schmucks are deep-throating crappy Tamil trash like Jilla and reveling in stolen Bollywood bilge like Highway, here I’m watching The Past (French, 2013) from acclaimed Iranian director Asghar Farhadi. You know why I picked up The Past from the RedBox kiosk a short while ago? Simple, kiddo! Because I loved Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar […]

A Separation – Gorgeous Divorce Drama

(For SI blog reader unknownvirus who first recommended this gem and accurately predicted it’d win the Oscar) Salaam Aleikum, I have a religious question. I am working in a house. There’s an old man I’m supposed to care for. I wanted to ask, pardon me, but he has wet his pants. I wanted to know […]