Watching silent films has unfortunately become an activity that only cinephiles and researchers submit themselves to. That happens because sound and color are elements that are so integrated into our modern society that even watching […]
Phantom Love Stories
Lately, I’ve been watching several movies from the 40s about a subject I’ve discovered I’m quite fond of: phantom love stories. More than movies about a person literally falling in love for a ghost or […]
The 25 Best LGBTQ Movies of the Decade
On July 19 of 2019, I made a post talking about the best LGBTQ movies of the decade until that point. Many movies came after that and now that we are almost in the middle […]
Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell and Richard Madden for GQ
Rocketmat is the upcoming Elton John biopic that is scheduled to hit the cinemas by the end of May. I must admit I’m way more excited for this film than Freddie Mercury’s Bohemian Rhapsody since […]
Jean-Louis Trintignant in 7 Films
From the same generation of Alain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Louis Trintignant was one of the most iconic faces from the nouvelle vague period who continued to build an impressive career through the […]
Five Anti-Religious Films About the Orthodox Church
Today the Holy Friday is celebrated in major Christian countries around the world – a day which commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the divine mercy and the redemption of all people. In some countries […]
Cannes Film Festival 2019 and Other Movies to Watch
The Cannes Film Festival is probably my favorite season of the year – even though I don’t go to the festival and have to wait until November to watch most of the line-up at the […]
Rohmer en Scene: An Analysis of Eric Rohmer’s Mise en Scene
I’m not sure what was the first Eric Rohmer film I have ever seen, but since I’ve started watching his films I’ve fallen in love for his simplicity, delicacy, and realism towards life. His characters […]
Revisting Death In Venice
For my 26th birthday, I gave myself the blu ray remastered version of Luchino Visconti’s Death In Venice released by the Criterion Collection as a present, a masterpiece I haven’t re-watched since the first time […]
What’s In My Bag? (2019 Music)
It’s not even April and 2019 has everything to be a big year for music. Bands like Vampire Weekend, Tame Impala, Cage the Elephant, Friendly Fires, Lana Del Rey and Fat White Family are about […]
