Monthly Archives: April 2026

a dystopia in Paris (film: Chien 51 – Cédric Jimenez, 2025)

Posted on April 29, 2026 by admin

The main criticism that could be leveled at the film ‘Dog 51‘ (‘Chien 51‘ in the original, like the title of the novel by Laurent Gaudé that it is adapting) is that we, as viewers, have a permanent feeling of … Continue reading →

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the lonely president (film: La grazia – Paolo Sorrentino, 2025)

Posted on April 25, 2026 by admin

‘La grazia‘, the title of Paolo Sorrentino‘s latest film, has been translated into English as ‘Grace‘. The two words, even though they come from a common origin, have different primary meanings in the two languages, Italian and English. In-between these … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Intimitatea Artificială

Posted on April 20, 2026 by admin

Să discutăm despre unul dintre efectele cele mai vizibile, mai disputate și mai criticate ale aplicațiilor Inteligenței Artificiale (IA): efectul lor asupra relațiilor interumane, de la tovarășii de joacă ai adolescenților până la legăturile romantice ale celor maturi. O carte … Continue reading →

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confused and divisive as the world is (film: Eddington – Ari Aster, 2025)

Posted on April 18, 2026 by admin

‘Eddington‘, the fourth film by American director Ari Aster, reminded me in many ways of some of Romanian director Radu Jude’s recent films. Made in 2025, the film looks back at the first half of 2020, a period that seems … Continue reading →

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a horror menu (film: The Menu – Mark Mylod, 2022)

Posted on April 7, 2026 by admin

Food movies lovers are in for a special treat in ‘The Menu‘, the 2022 film by director Mark Mylod. Or, to use the film’s terminology – a very special menu. Food movies have become an extremely popular genre, rivaled perhaps … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Gattaca – O distopie genetică

Posted on April 6, 2026 by admin

Astăzi vă invit la cinema. Gattaca, titlul filmului din 1997 regizat de Andrew Niccol, este compus din literele folosite pentru a abrevia cele patru baze nucleotidice ale ADN-ului – G, A, T, C, mai precis, cele care identifică markerii genetici: … Continue reading →

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endangered species (film: Jurassic World: Rebirth – Gareth Edwards, 2025)

Posted on April 5, 2026 by admin

Gareth Edwards, the director of the seventh film in the Jurassic series (‘Jurassic World: Rebirth‘ – 2025) was born in 1975, the year Steven Spielberg directed ‘Jaws’. In the last ten years he has specialized in monster and alien films, … Continue reading →

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a piece of life (film: C’mon C’mon – Mike Mills, 2021)

Posted on April 2, 2026 by admin

Mike Mills is one of those screenwriters-directors who have a formidable talent for bringing real life, as we know it, to the screen. I noticed this in one of his previous films – ’20th Century Women’ and this opinion was … Continue reading →

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Călătorind pe urmele lui Brâncuși (carte: Sorin Trâncă – Drumul lui Constantin)

Posted on April 1, 2026 by admin

‘Cine a fost Brâncuși’? Întrebarea aceasta, cred, continuăm să ne-o punem și acum, la 150 de ani de la venirea lui pe lume. Opera sa nu doar că a fost revoluționară și deschizătoare de drumuri la vremea ei. Ea a … Continue reading →

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