
Maja Budka
I write about film and art with a cat on the keyboard. I like animation and films lined with gentle absurdity.

SQUID GAME. What's all the fuss about?
The unassuming Korean Netflix series “Squid Game” broke all viewership records after its release. What drew audiences to it?

CHUNGKING EXPRESS Decrypted: Alienation In The Urban Jungle
Some time ago, the film world was abuzz with the news of the completion of the screenplay for Wong Kar-wai’s next film.

I SAW THE TV GLOW. On the Other Side of the TV
Despite all the twisted motifs (I Saw the TV Glow is definitely from the weirdest shelf in the A24 film library), the film is like an intimate...

UN CHIEN ANDALOU / AN ANDALUSIAN DOG. Intriguing phantasmagoria
Since André Breton’s manifesto in 1924, the world has gone mad.

COLD WAR. Visually Impressive And Simply Beautiful
Although “Cold War” is, alongside the Oscar-winning “Ida,” only Paweł Pawlikowski’s second Polish film, his style has...

SALTO. A Cult Classic, Neither Simple Nor Straightforward
Although the cinematic legacy of Tadeusz Konwicki is less remembered today than his literary works, his 1965 film Salto has left a lasting mark on the...

ISLE OF DOGS. Wes Anderson 's visually enchanting spectacle
Already in Fantastic Mr. Fox from 2009, Wes Anderson proved that the quite unexpected leap from live-action film to stop-motion animation serves him...

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO. Real anime treasure
Totoro enjoys such popularity among children in the Land of the Rising Sun that it’s akin to Winnie the Pooh’s popularity in the UK.