Tag Archives: Mahershala Ali

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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music, friendship and prejudice (Film: Green Book – Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, 2018)

Posted on February 19, 2019 by admin

‘Green Book‘ seems to have been designed according to a recipe for winning Academy Awards. The subject is historic but with reverberations in current politics and the approach is in tune with the mood at Hollywood. It addresses one of … Continue reading →

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