It’s that time of the year again: film festival season! Even though I’m used to covering the São Paulo International Film Festival in October with titles from Cannes, Sundance, Venice, and Berlin, I actually got the chance to watch movies from other festivals that are happening online due to the Coronavirus. With that, I decided … Continue reading Papiro & Mint’s 2020 International Film Festival Coverage
Category: Film
The 25 Best Movies of the 2000 Decade
After many websites (including Papiro & Mint) set up a its of the best movies of the 2010 decade, many critics decided to gather around to name the best movies of the 2000s. Unlike most articles, I’ve decided to name only the 25 best movies of the 2000 decade. That’s not only to make this … Continue reading The 25 Best Movies of the 2000 Decade
Revisiting The Innocents
The first time I watched Jack Clayton’s The Innocents I thought it was a good movie but nothing out of the ordinary. I could see it was brilliantly shot but I thought the story lacked depth and it wasn’t scary enough. Rematching it now, almost nine years later, I saw a completely different film. So … Continue reading Revisiting The Innocents
A Short Trip Into Forgotten French Films
One of my current pleasures is to discover more about French cinema in the early 30s and 40s, that even though they are extremely important when it comes to French film history, they are mostly films that have been forgotten since no one is able to either find them or simply watch them. With that, … Continue reading A Short Trip Into Forgotten French Films
Surviving The Quarantine With Polish Films
After discovering the incredible catalog of World of Cinema and Rare Film, I’ve been adventuring myself in more obscure and unknown gems that are definitely worth paying the 15-dollar monthly fee from Nitroflare. After all, I don’t have The Criterion Channel, and let’s not even start with Netflix’s catalog, which funny enough, has released some … Continue reading Surviving The Quarantine With Polish Films