Tag Archives: American cinema

the Beauty and the Militant (film: The Way We Were – Sydney Pollack, 1973)

Posted on October 4, 2025 by admin

The most appropriate way to honor the memory of a filmmaker or actor who is no longer with us is to see or re-watch their films. ‘The Way We Were‘ from 1973 is one of the films that consolidated Robert … Continue reading →

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big, beautiful, boring (film: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – Kogonada, 2025)

Posted on September 29, 2025 by admin

Romantic fantasies are not exactly my favorite genre of film, but when they succeed, they have a good chance of being very enjoyable. I had quite a few expectations from ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey‘. I liked the title a … Continue reading →

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growing up on the road (film: Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe, 2000)

Posted on September 24, 2025 by admin

‘Almost Famous‘ is a phenomenon movie. The screenwriter and director is Cameron Crowe, who between 1996 and 2001 wrote and directed several splendid feature movies (for this one he won an Academy Award for best original screenplay) and then practically … Continue reading →

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Aronofsky does Coen … or maybe Tarantino (film: Caught Stealing – Darren Aronofsky, 2025)

Posted on September 15, 2025 by admin

Darren Aronofsky is accustomed to surprise us. Starting with his directorial debut with ‘Pi’, going through the exceptional ‘Requiem for a Dream’ and ‘Black Swan’ to ‘The Whale’, including a few failures along the way, always original and uncomfortable. His … Continue reading →

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quality horror (film: Weapons – Zach Cregger, 2025)

Posted on September 12, 2025 by admin

‘Weapons‘ belongs to a genre of cinema that is not at all among my favorites. The story could very well have been inspired by a novel by Stephen King, but it is actually an original script written by director Zach … Continue reading →

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visually amazing, no emotion (film: The Phoenician Scheme – Wes Anderson, 2025)

Posted on August 26, 2025 by admin

Any new Wes Anderson film is a stylistic and visual experience that should not be missed. ‘The Phoenician Scheme‘ is no exception, even if the director changed the cinematographer who accompanied him in the previous films, choosing to collaborate this … Continue reading →

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a disappointing second feature film by Celine Song (film: Materialists – Celine Song, 2025)

Posted on August 20, 2025 by admin

Born in Korea, raised and educated in Canada where her parents settled when she was a child, Celine Song now lives and works in New York as a theatre and film director. She is, in my opinion, one of the … Continue reading →

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high speed entertainment (film: F1:The Movie – Joseph Kosinski, 2025)

Posted on July 17, 2025 by admin

Summer entertainment? Well, it’s summer, isn’t it? I mean it’s the time of the year when I have no problem sitting into an air-conditioned cinema with a bucket of popcorn in my hands and a cold drink by my side, … Continue reading →

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who will save Superman? (film: Superman – James Gunn, 2025)

Posted on July 12, 2025 by admin

I have been expecting the release of the new version of ‘Superman‘ written and directed by James Gunn and I didn’t miss the opportunity to watch the film on its first day of release for audiences around the world. I’m … Continue reading →

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another end of the world (film: Leave the World Behind – Sam Esmail, 2023)

Posted on March 12, 2025 by admin

I avoid comparisons between films and books, even (or especially) when it comes to screen adaptations of more or less well-known books. Film and literature are arts that work 90% with different materials. In the case of the 2023 film … Continue reading →

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