Tag Archives: American cinema

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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a trip to the roots (film: A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg, 2024)

Posted on January 17, 2025 by admin

The genre of films to which ‘A Real Pain‘ (2024), the second film in which Jesse Eisenberg is (also) behind the camera as director, belongs is quite popular in Israel. Trips to Poland and other countries in Europe where episodes … Continue reading →

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the noir is still shining (film: Laura – Otto Preminger & Rouben Mamoulian, 1944)

Posted on January 13, 2025 by admin

There are a few films made in the 1940s in the crime film noir genre that have not only managed to stand the test of time, but have also created a style and cinematic direction that have been followed by … Continue reading →

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fresh, authentic, human (film: Red Rocket – Sean Baker, 2021)

Posted on December 5, 2024 by admin

I didn’t miss the opportunity to watch ‘Red Rocket‘ (2021) because it is the previous film by Sean Baker, the director of ‘Anora’. This was one of the revelations of the year for me and not only for me, as … Continue reading →

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