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Gladiator II: What is Ridley Scott Up To?

Ridley Scott 's Gladiator II is more than just a sequel; it’s a testament to his audacious approach to filmmaking. At 86, Scott continues to churn out epics with both grandeur and divisiveness, maintaining his reputation as a director who thrives on bold choices. This film is no exception, offering a mix of bombastic spectacle, thought-provoking themes, and occasional narrative missteps. Set 16 years after the events of Gladiator (2000), the film introduces us to Lucius Verus, played by Paul Mes

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Nosferatu: A Classic Vampire Story for the TikTok Generation

In a world where attention spans have been hacked down to the size of a TikTok video—think less than three seconds before you decide whether to scroll past or stick around—Robert Eggers has taken a seriously bold leap. The director, whose previous works (The Witch, The Lighthouse) have shown a flair for slow-burning, atmospheric horror, has chosen to resurrect one of the oldest and eeriest vampire stories known to cinema: Nosferatu. This is no lazy remake or shallow cash grab—it’s a reimagining

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Hot take on David Fincher: is he an overrated hack?

The 30th anniversary of Se7en is being celebrated with a 4K remastered theatrical re-release. This event proves to be one of the few recent highlights in David Fincher's career. Once a red-hot director in the early 2010s, he has now seemingly faded into irrelevance. This is not to say that Fincher has not been producing work in recent years. His involvement as an executive producer on Love, Death & Robots and Mindhunter can be seen on Netflix’s interface (he also directed several episodes of the

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Hot take on David Fincher: is he an overrated hack?

Why is The Brutalist So Pretentious?

The Brutalist (2024) is one of those films that demands to be noticed, and it does so with a flair that borders on the absurd. From its choice of VistaVision cameras to its projection in 70mm, complete with a grand overture and intermission, this film unapologetically wears its pretensions like a badge of honor. It’s big. It’s bold. It’s brash. But does that make it a masterpiece, or just a self-indulgent exercise in cinematic excess? The answer is complicated, but one thing is certain: The Brut

Lucas Friesen: Call me crazy, but I think a director benefits from having a massive ego. It helps to believe you can do everything the way you want to do it. I would rather have an egotistical director go for a homerun and fail than a meek director make something that he thinks will appeal to the most ppl. And I still don't know how they made this movie on only $10M. Did Adrien Brody work for free?

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It's official: Francis Ford Coppola is considered "THE WORST 2024 DIRECTOR"

"I believe in America." These are the first four words Amerigo Bonasera pronounces without us being able to see his face at the beginning of the cinematic pinnacle of a director who was making a name for himself in New Hollywood, rebuilding himself piece by piece, movie by movie. An artist who took all the odds in his favor and threw them out. One who didn't have the notion that this chaotic journey—one of many—would give him the greatest satisfaction of his whole life: being renowned as one of

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It's official: Francis Ford Coppola is considered "THE WORST 2024 DIRECTOR"

Breaking Down Queer

Luca Guadagnino 's Queer (2024) is a cinematic cocktail that mixes existential angst with a splash of homoerotic desire, garnished with a twist of 1950s nostalgia. Adapted from William S. Burroughs' semi-autobiographical novella, the film invites viewers into the hazy world of Bill Lee, a heroin-addicted expatriate navigating the labyrinthine streets of postwar Mexico City. Daniel Craig sheds his 007 tuxedo to embody Lee, delivering a performance that's as raw as a freshly mixed martini—shaken,

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Argentina’s Best Ride of 2024 – And You Need to See It!

As the year comes to a close, I’m picking my favorite Argentine film of the year. Los Delincuentes (2023) is not your average crime film—far from it. This three-hour slow-burner from Argentina is a strange but captivating ride that feels like a mix of existential musing and wild, unpredictable adventure. If you’re in the mood for a film that balances humor, heart, and a sense of freedom, Los Delincuentes (The Delinquents) should be at the top of your watchlist. As we approach the end of 2024, it

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Argentina’s Best Ride of 2024 – And You Need to See It!

Indigestion on the Menu: Emilia Pérez’s Luxury Buffet

In Emilia Pérez (2024), Jacques Audiard serves up a cinematic feast, a lavish buffet brimming with a dizzying array of elements: crime, soap opera drama, lesbian romance, musical numbers, and a dash of fairy-tale charm. But much like the overstuffed plates of a luxury buffet, this movie is prone to causing indigestion. While the ingredients might seem appealing, the resulting dish fails to sit easily with the viewer, leaving you both full and unsatisfied. Audiard, a director known for his genre-

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Indigestion on the Menu: Emilia Pérez’s Luxury Buffet

What does Jesse Eisenberg want to convey with A Real Pain?

Life is a journey. Whether we are still or in motion, everything we do has a purpose and goal in a certain way. In Jesse Eisenberg's second movie as a director after his unsuccessful debut When You Finish Saving the World, the actor known for his nervous presence and unrestrained way of speaking decided to incorporate different piano pieces composed by the legendary Frédéric Chopin, which can be heard leisurely and slowly during the whole movie. That same piano implies, almost unnoticeably, that

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CONCLAVE: The death of Church

"Certainty is the great enemy of unity. Certainty is the deathly enemy of tolerance." One must be really careful when choosing the words to be used in a script. I don't have the certainty over what God the director of this peculiar movie prays to—if he even prays to any—but seconds after finishing the film, I understood that this isn't what's truly important. The feelings one can have about a movie before even watching it are really weird, but what's even weirder is how we submit to a subversion

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Sorry to disappoint you: there isn't (and never will be) an ideal future

For a while now, everyone's been talking about the horrors happening due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which has been on the way for almost eighty years but, lately, it has intensified to unbearable levels. Territorial, political and religious matters burn like an unstoppable fire in Israel's heart every second, breaking out chaos and an unnecessary fight for power in which kids perish under ruble, families starve without being able to find a way out and thousands of people are compelled

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Sorry to disappoint you: there isn't (and never will be) an ideal future

Why you shouldn't complain about Guadagnino and his imminent American Psycho

My pain is constant and sharp, and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape, but even after admitting this, there is no catharsis, my punishment continues to elude me, and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself; no new knowledge can be extracted from my telling. This confession has meant nothing. The above extract from the ending of the film that shocked everyone at the beginning of the 21st century still manages to sen

S.Ojeda: Simple but captivating

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