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irish horror (film: Hokum – Damian McCarthy, 2026)

Posted on May 12, 2026 by admin

It takes a bit of courage, or perhaps audacity, to give the title ‘Hokum‘ to a commercially distributed film. The noun ‘hokum’, which I learned on this occasion, has a few different meanings: it means ‘nonsense’ or ‘just plain nonsense’ … Continue reading →

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wedding and prejudice (film: The Drama – Kristoffer Borgli, 2026)

Posted on May 12, 2026 by admin

‘The Drama‘, the film written and directed by Norwegian Kristoffer Borgli who crossed the Atlantic for several years and is now making films in the United States, combines in a surprising and original way two film genres that are apparently … Continue reading →

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O exemplificare a banalității răului (carte: David Albahari – Götz și Meyer)

Posted on May 11, 2026 by admin

Cum poate fi explicată o crimă de proporții monstruoase cum a fost Holocaustul? Cine au fost executanții și complicii prin fapte sau prin tăcere? Cum pot trăi descendenții victimelor și care le este menirea și datoria? Pot fi combătute uitarea … Continue reading →

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a non-Orwellian film about Orwell (film – Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 – Raoul Peck, 2025)

Posted on May 7, 2026 by admin

I don’t think George Orwell would have liked the documentary ‘Orwell 2+2=5‘ that Raoul Peck wrote, directed and dedicated to his biography and the relevance of his writings and especially the novel ‘1984’ in today’s world. I saw the documentary … Continue reading →

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last chance to save the Universe (film: Project Hail Mary – Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, 2026)

Posted on May 3, 2026 by admin

Andy Weir, the author of the novel that inspired the film ‘Project Hail Mary‘, likes heroes who face loneliness and overcome it. Mark Watney, the hero of Weir’s first published novel and of the film inspired by this novel, is … Continue reading →

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it’s all about people (film: The Devil Wears Prada 2 – David Frankel, 2026)

Posted on May 1, 2026 by admin

Sequels released decades after the original often succeed better than those that are pushed to the public just a few years later. Perhaps time helps to sediment memories of the first film and accumulate a nostalgia that makes viewers want … Continue reading →

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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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