The Best Movies of 2025

Here I am again with the post that practically keeps this website alive. But since I love making lists and have been publishing my favorite movies of the year since I was 14, 2025 couldn't be any different. And what a year for cinema it was, featuring not only great films but also important ones … Continue reading The Best Movies of 2025

A Decade of Papiro & Mint: 10 Years in 10 Memorable Articles

In 2014 I created Papiro & Mint to talk about the photography books I started buying while I was living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ten years have now passed and the blog has become something entirely different. More than talking about movies through personalized lists, covering photographic books and editorials, and indicating bands and … Continue reading A Decade of Papiro & Mint: 10 Years in 10 Memorable Articles

Revisiting Saint Laurent

Last night I re-watched the Cannes Film Festival Palm d’Or nominee Saint Laurent by Bertrand Bonello starring Gaspard Ulliel, Léa Seydoux, Louis Garrel, and Jérémie Renier. Even though I waited for months to watch this film for the first time back in 2014, I couldn’t remember how hypnotic, sensual, and strange this film was. Some … Continue reading Revisiting Saint Laurent

Jamie Bell for Evening Standard

Jamie Bell has been in the shadows of the spotlight since the reboot release of Fantastic Four and with a good reason. He recently married the House of Cards actress, Kate Mara and has been taking care of his son with his ex, Evan Rachel Wood. To talk about his two upcoming two feature films, … Continue reading Jamie Bell for Evening Standard