Samuel Siska

Samuel Siska

Favorite films

  • A Separation
  • The Salt of the Earth
  • Andrei Rublev
  • Children of Heaven

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★½

  • A Complete Unknown

    ★★★½

  • Bye Bye Tiberias

    ★★★½

  • The Substance

    ★★½

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  • Perfect Days

    Perfect Days

    ★★★★½

    I haven’t felt this good watching a movie for quite some time. Perfect days might be seen as a rather experimental piece of work from Wenders. Yet, if we put aside the personal context behind it, the films simply feels like a conceptualization not only of mature director but especially of a cultivated and serene human being, who might be already able and  privileged enough to observe the value of honest pleasure from simplicity, escaping the naive, frustrating urge for…

  • Concerning Violence

    Concerning Violence

    ★★★★

    Illuminating and concise educational material, accompanied by the captivating voice of Miss Nina Simone, firmly positions us in front of global lessons on decolonization. Regrettably, these lessons still remain relevant in present day context, as the ills towards people and it’s land, which continue leading colonised toward violence should have long been healed and the ongoing pattern of repaying historical debts follows the same unsustainable path, as emphasised by Thomas Sankara, which unfortunately offers little reliability of the humanistic plans advocated by lender.

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  • The 400 Blows

    The 400 Blows

    ★★★★

    „Better to have freedom and constant threat than slavery“
    Perhaps out of deep compassion or childhood trauma of his own Truffaut guides us throught the majestic streets of the vibrant hearth of Paris, delving into to much contrasting but universal world of the society's most precious, yet impacted by neglegcted ubringing and abssence of trust, which leads to early efforts to proof manhood, deserve honour which too often fails miserably for lack of ground under their feet. The film portrays…

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