Category: Film

Italian Cinema, Masculinity and Male Bodies: An Introduction

As I stand in the middle of my research about male bodies in the Italian cinema during the years of the lead for my master's program, I start writing a few resumes of what my thesis is going to look like for academic purposes. While I still have a lot of research to do, I'd … Continue reading Italian Cinema, Masculinity and Male Bodies: An Introduction

Marty Supreme Set Photos by Atsushi ‘Jima’ Nishijima

More than being the best movie of 2025 and featuring Timotheé Chalamet's best performance to date, Marty Supreme was also photographed by the Japanese still photographer Atsushi 'Jima' Nishijima, responsible for taking pictures of the behind-the-scenes of productions such as Bugonia, Stranger Things, The Materialists, Bird, and many other titles. With that, I've decided to … Continue reading Marty Supreme Set Photos by Atsushi ‘Jima’ Nishijima

São Paulo International Film Festival 2025

After covering the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, we covered the São Paulo International Film Festival with more than 20 movies in the course of two weeks. Here's everything we watched: "Sirat" by Oliver Laxe Oliver Laxe said his movie is a mixture of Mad Max, Easy Rider, and Stalker, and I couldn't agree … Continue reading São Paulo International Film Festival 2025

Rio de Janeiro Film Festival 2025

After eight years, Papiro & Mint went back to the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival to cover 20 movies over the course of nine days in the Botafogo neighbourhood. Here's everything we watched: "Orphan" by László Nemes It must be hard having an Academy Award-winning masterpiece such as Son of Saul as your feature debut, for … Continue reading Rio de Janeiro Film Festival 2025