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Povestea unei iubiri neîmpărtășite (carte: J. M. Coetzee – Polonezul)

Posted on February 8, 2026 by admin

Sunt toate marile povești de iubire simetrice? Poate că, de fapt, în pofida aparențelor, nu există niciodată sau aproape niciodată, dragoste împărtășită în aceeași măsură de cei doi parteneri? Ba dimpotrivă, cele mai interesante povești de iubire din patrimoniul cultural … Continue reading →

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dr. Jodie Foster from Paris (film: Vie privée – Rebecca Zlotowski, 2025)

Posted on February 4, 2026 by admin

I have always had a healthy dose of distrust in the ‘psy-‘ experts, i.e. psychologists, psychoanalysts or psychiatrists. Call it skepticism or prejudice, the fact is that I have never resorted to their services. The film ‘Vie privée‘ (‘A Private … Continue reading →

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Lanthimos strikes again (film: Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2025)

Posted on February 2, 2026 by admin

‘Bugonia‘ is apparently a relatively ‘light’ film in Yorgos Lanthimos‘ filmography. It’s a remake of ‘Save the Green Planet!’, the 2003 black fantasy comedy by Korean director Jan Joon-hwan, who appears as an executive producer on the American film’s credits. … Continue reading →

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farewell rituals (film: Ani wo mochihakoberu saizu ni / Bring Him Down to a Portable Size – Ryôta Nakano, 2025)

Posted on February 1, 2026 by admin

‘Bring Him Down to a Portable Size‘ (2025 – in Japanese the title is ‘Ani wo mochihakoberu saizu ni‘) by Ryôta Nakano reminded me of another Japanese film that deals with funeral details – ‘Departures’ (2008 – in Japanese the … Continue reading →

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from Paris to Tokyo (film: Tokyo Taxi – Yôji Yamada, 2025)

Posted on January 30, 2026 by admin

We are pretty much used to remakes of Japanese or Korean films that are produced in the United States or Europe. Sometimes, however, the phenomenon of remakes also works the other way around. This is the case of the film … Continue reading →

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a little more than another Liam Neeson action movie (film: Memory – Martin Campbell, 2022)

Posted on January 29, 2026 by admin

‘Memory‘, the 2022 film directed by Martin Campbell, has bigger ambitions than just being another action movie. Campbell, who has an uneven filmography in quality (if we measure it by the stars awarded by critics or the ratings on IMDB) … Continue reading →

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Thimotée Supreme (film: Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie, 2025)

Posted on January 28, 2026 by admin

I’ve discovered my favorite in the race for the Best Picture Academy Award this year. I wrote ‘favorite’ meaning the film that I liked the most out of the ten nominated (well, out of the six I’ve seen – I … Continue reading →

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a farce in the mountains (film: Catane – Ioana Mischie, 2025)

Posted on January 27, 2026 by admin

The poster, the credits and the promotional campaign for ‘Catane‘ (2025) insist on emphasizing the fact that it is a feature-length debut film. I don’t know exactly why the director and screenwriter Ioana Mischie, together with the producers, insist on … Continue reading →

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a disturbing and absorbing movie (film: Good Time – Benny & Josh Safdie, 2017)

Posted on January 26, 2026 by admin

‘Good Time‘, the 2017 film by brothers Benny and Josh Safdie, was for me one of those films that left me glued to my seat at the end and when the credits rolled I asked myself: ‘What did I just … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Istoria emoțiilor și a simțurilor

Posted on January 26, 2026 by admin

Albert Einstein a introdus și generalizat conceptul de relativitate în fizică. El însuși și filosofii care au dezbătut și interpretat teoriile sale au aplicat relativitatea altor diferite domenii ale gândirii și cunoașterii. În opinia mea, dezbaterea nu este nicăieri mai … Continue reading →

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