Watched the 1979 Malayalam movie Kummatty last night. SBS has the 2021 digital restoration version, so pretty clean (thanks Mr. Scorsese!)

NB: leaves SBS On Demand at end of March.

It's a very slow story, meandering along a simple plot, showcasing rural life in Malabar from that era. The children are delightful, the stranger is enigmatic and mischievous. Very much a cultural movie, with some fantastic masks.

Will not be for many, but is a nice easy watch if a little confusing at times, confounding with loose threads. Little dog actor is excellent.

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/kummatty/2373970499966
https://trakt.tv/movies/kummatty-1979

#SBSOnDemand #Movies #InternationalFilmFestivalOfKerala

This week we watched the BBC documentary Once Upon a Time in Space. It's excellent!

It's not a comprehensive look at the space programs. It's not technically detailed. It's very human. Mostly, it's real astronauts and cosmonauts, and some support staff and family, telling their stories and providing history and background.

Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in humans stepping outside the planet we live on. And the political and geopolitical challenges faced along the way.

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/once-upon-a-time-in-space
https://trakt.tv/shows/once-upon-a-time-in-space
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38709334

#SBSOnDemand #TV #Nasa #SpaceExploration

Marc Fennell is back with another of his trademark highly-engaging documentaries. This one is a doozy! I mean, they're all a bit of a roller coaster ride but this one is just wild!

Australia's Greatest Conman?

"Marc Fennell sets out to uncover the truth behind John Friedrich, the man who deceived a nation. He reveals a story that's stranger than fiction, delving into a web of lies and money."

I do vaguely remember the drama about the fraud being discovered, but the story is so much bigger than that. And the storytelling is once again exquisite.

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/australias-greatest-conman

#SBSOnDemand #JohnFriedrich

I just finished watching another Spanish movie. (This one from Mexico)

Spanish movies are seriously fucked up. This is my considered opinion. Is it the language? The Catholic torture? Who knows. Fucked up.

FWIW it was The Incident.

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/the-incident/2413958723579
https://trakt.tv/movies/the-incident-2014
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3528756/

#movies #SBSOnDemand

SBS has a documentary called Fengyang: The Forgotten Imperial City, covering an archaeological dig on a 14th century palace site. Mostly in Mandarin with some French, subtitled.

It's a slow-paced exploration of the discovery and resurrection of one of the great palaces of the Ming era. Some quite amazing work, quite the story, and left me dumbfounded by the importance of superstition in the world of the first Ming emperor.

Streaming now on SBS On Demand.

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/fengyang-the-forgotten-imperial-city/2483304515950

#SBSOnDemand #TV #Documentary #archaeology #China

Just finished watching Other People's Money, a German / Danish series about big financial tax scams. Shocking, hilarious, excellent. Finely crafted, sharp dialogue, brilliant actors and characters. Very much recommended.

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/other-peoples-money
https://trakt.tv/shows/other-people-s-money-2025
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23805252/

#SBSOnDemand #TV

Tha mi a' coimhead An t-Eilean na tha ri fhaighinn air SBS OnDemand ann an Astràilia a-nis! Tha an sreath a' còrdadh rium gu mòr. Dè ur beachd? An do chòrd e ribh?

Have you seen The Island? It's now available on SBS OnDemand in Australia.

#Gaidhlig #Gaelic #ScottishGaelic #AnTEilean #TheIsland #SBSOnDemand

I see that SBS World Movies is showing the 2014 movie The Crow's Egg again, this afternoon as well as early tomorrow morning and again Thursday afternoon.

If you haven't seen it, please take this as a strong recommendation to do so! I give this movie a 9/10, it's beautiful and funny and meaningful and the child actors are wonderful little brats.

Also streaming on SBS On Demand.

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/the-crows-egg/1541367875952
https://trakt.tv/movies/kaaka-muttai-2015
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3973410

#SBSOnDemand #movies #IndianFilm