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Serena Cuoghi

Serena Cuoghi

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Paradox between bad and worse.

A low budget is no excuse... With the false promise of being a necessary addition to the board of great disruptive works like Divergent and The Maze Runner, I was seduced by my insatiable search for films that allow me to continue spinning the development of analyses on the themes of the mind, personality, and the most intrinsic human realities.... so when I stumbled upon such a review, and a so connected to my scientific side tittle, my inner little hen screamed “Eureka” pushing me to see it, c

José Angel Boyer: The best analysis

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The Hidden Animal Archetypes of The White Lotus

Let´s dive deep Into the Animalistic Psyche Behind Every Character This season, set in Thailand, has leaned hard into animal motifs and I mean hard!; Monkeys, snakes, birds, lizards, and more. Thailand’s lush landscape has become a metaphorical zoo for the souls of these characters, each one struggling with their own privileged way to transcend or give in to their basest instincts. Every main character this season embodies a spirit animal. Creatures that reflect the duality of their personalitie

Ishika Banerjee: Really strong analysis omg, i thought the same things but unfortunately to me this season the dynamics were not explored thoroughly enough. I need answers!!

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The Monkey Theory: How The White Lotus Explores Our Primal Nature

HBO’s The White Lotus returns with its highly anticipated third season, this time transporting us to the lush, spiritual, and chaotic landscapes of Thailand. But beneath the opulent luxury of yet another White Lotus resort, there is something deeper at play—a return to the primal. This season, the series doesn't just expose human hypocrisy and power struggles; it drags us into the jungle of the mind, where the "Monkey Theory" takes center stage. Hear me out!…. The Man and the Monkey: A White Lot

Ishika Banerjee: I think this is probably why the monkeys cause the shooting we see in episode 1. I have a feeling

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BREAKING ICE: Heisenberg meets The Penguin

WHAT IF…. two of our favourite villains origin stories were to collide in a single universe? Welcome to a world where the empires rise from chemicals and violence. Breaking Bad Meets The Penguin 🧪🐧 In this kingpin multiverse the line between two epic crime series collide. In this world , Walter White never died on that cold floor of the meth lab. And Oswald Cobblepot (The Penguin) has risen from the shadows of Gotham not only with a thirst for control, but with a Machiavellian plan to make his

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Some Shadows Can Overcome The Night

We are living in a very disposable world where everything can be thrown away: papers, clothes, wrappers, bags, tires, devices, cars, and even people. Nocturnal Animals is a story of why the latter should not be. To make an argument for this movie being a must-watch, I could simply mention it is a story within a story. But not like Life of Pi where you might at some point forget about the outer story as the inner is so complete on its own. Not like One Thousand and One Nights where multiple inner

Mahsa Mohammadi: perfectttt

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Lucas Friesen

Lucas Friesen

Cinephile PanelManuscript MagicianThe Film Collector

A Complete Unknown Feels So Familiar

Let's first address the elephant in the room. Yes, Timothée Chalamet sings and plays the guitar and harmonica in A Complete Unknown – no overdubbing, no lip syncing. The trailer put a lot of doubt into people's minds, including my own, about his ability to achieve this without sounding corny. Director James Mangold and screenwriter Jay Cocks must have known we would wonder about Chalamet's musical chops, for they throw him into the deep end early. In one of the movie's first scenes, Chalamet's B

Ishika Banerjee: if i didn't hate musicals i would see this movie, great review!!!

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Alex Scharfman: Satirizing the Elite Trough Unicorn Mythology

Death of a Unicorn delivers an ironic wit wrapped in glitter, a bizarre yet oddly familiar recipe. - Get ready to shit Rainbows!🌈🦄 The film follows a father/daughter duo, played by Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega , as they stumble upon a unicorn: The Incident that takes them into a world of horror and absurdity. Packed with satire, social commentary and nods to classical films, this A24 Horror-Comedy give us a lot to examine. Stay with me as I break down its influences and uncover the hidden winks

Ishika Banerjee: I find the portrayal of capitalism in movies now to be incredibly hollow and hypocritical. Like wow, a multimillion-dollar movie is criticizing capitalism and class issues? I find these producers/directors need to get some self-awareness because they're not any better than the people they're making films about. Thanks for sharing!

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cinejanie

cinejanie

Participant "The Character I Want to Date"Urban StarParticipant "My 2024 WTF Cinema Moment"

Damsel: A Fairytale that We Have Long Deserved

Like any other Gen Z girls, my go-to bedtime stories during childhood were classic fairy tales like "Cinderella," "Snow White," "The Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast" etc. Sure, they were captivating and imagination-sparking to young girls, but they also left us with some serious princess stereotypes that we've been trying to shake off ever since. That's why I'm pumped about an increasing number of fairy tales being retold hitting the scene, with a conscious effort to break stereotypes abo

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AlisonRoss

AlisonRoss

Inked ExplorerLocal LegendParticipant "The Character I Want to Date"

Justice for Burt Fabelman: Mitzi Missed Out

A little over two years ago, I was driving to work around 8:30 am on a snowy January day in Canada. I knew that the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were being announced, but since I was driving, I couldn’t watch the livestream. I tuned into the car radio. My face fell when the host read the names for Best Supporting Actor- no Paul Dano. At the time, The Fabelmans was my favourite movie of 2022. (I hadn’t seen Aftersun yet. That has since taken the top spot, but The Fabelmans is a close n

JennMaxwell: I never would have thought about this for this topic..but you are so right!

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Lucas Friesen

Lucas Friesen

Cinephile PanelManuscript MagicianThe Film Collector

Kieran Culkin is an Empath Enigma in A Real Pain

On Tuesday night, as the rest of the world poured into Wicked, I slipped into the neighbouring theatre where I, and a surprisingly decent amount of others, took in Jesse Eisenberg's latest effort as writer/director/actor: A Real Pain. I expected this movie to deliver a funny, heartfelt meditation on brotherhood. What I received, instead, was a funny, difficult movie about dealing with past and the trauma that comes with it. This excellent, 90-minute tour through Poland is anchored by a potential

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Ishika Banerjee

Ishika Banerjee

Cinephile PanelManuscript MagicianUrban Star

Atonement: The Couple That Never Had A Chance

Discussions surrounding media and entertainment feature one of the most polarizing subjects of morality. In most of the stories we consume, it's easy to understand who's good and bad. This simple act of categorizing becomes more complicated when you introduce characters with glaring ethical shortcomings. When talking about Atonement, it's impossible to ignore the film's main catalyst, Briony, who makes a series of horrible choices that inevitably ruin the lives of two people. But I'm not here to

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marvelousmars

marvelousmars

Cinephile PanelIcebreakerChatterbox Charming

What American Fiction Says About Art Under Capitalism

Look, I'm not going to say that Oppenheimer wasn't a good movie - I think Nolan's fanboys would kill me if I did - but I definitely wasn't happy seeing it win Best Picture. Despite being huge films in 2023, both Oppenheimer and Barbie didn't really take that many risks - which is exactly what wins awards these days, so it makes sense. The real question is why films that feel meaningful without actually saying much are so popular these days. Ironically enough, we can find the answer in another Be

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YesYeahSí

YesYeahSí

Cinephile PanelCritic's BlinkChatterbox Charming

DC drama E09: Who's gonna be the next Flash

The DCU drama never ends. With James Gunn at the helm of DC Studios, the DCU is set to get a makeover. In addition to replacing Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman as the three most prominent DCU superheroes, other DC characters will also be cast in new roles, including the controversial Flash actor Ezra Miller. According to the latest rumors, Warner Bros. has already lined up several candidates to replace Ezra Miller as the Flash in the new DCU, and three candidates are currently being considere

D Zurino: It made me travel through your words.

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Indie Corner

Indie Corner

Participant "My 2024 WTF Cinema Moment"Participant "Fresh Film Focus"Urban Star

Why The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Still Matters?

I remember the first time I watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly . The impact it had on me is something I'll never forget. This movie wasn't just a visual masterpiece; it was an emotional journey into the depths of human nature, filled with complex emotions and psychological battles. Directed by the legendary Sergio Leone, this Italian classic completely changed my perception of Western films. Traditional Westerns often revolve around virtuous townsfolk and lawmen teaming up to fight off outla

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Ishika Banerjee

Ishika Banerjee

Cinephile PanelManuscript MagicianUrban Star

I Hate the State of the Comedy Genre

I’ve been recently disheartened by the experience of browsing Netflix because I'm craving an original comedy film—ideally to let me decompress from a stressful, anxiety-inducing day and escape reality—only to find Adam Sandler or Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson doing their usual thing. Amongst those are just more trash remakes of a movie I didn’t like in the first place. And look, how cute, maybe some rom-coms that all follow the same tropes and add nothing to the story nor fulfill my need to feel som

Alejandro Franco "Arlequin": Streaming is the great corrupter of the film industry. Very expensive films, overpaid stars, bad scripts... today I read an article in TheWrap that a screenwriter who had worked on a Netflix film said that they were being ordered to make the movies dumber; for example, the last one with Lindsay Lohan, where the characters describe obvious things "was it nice the picnic we had" "the one where we went to the lake and there were those old houses?", because people are looking at their cell phones while they have them. The actors describe to the audience what they did simply because they weren't paying attention to the screen! Netflix movies practically like background noise. In other words, streaming cinema became Muzak!! And the worst of all is that this is school, because the guys who make movies for theaters end up with the same attitude of minimal effort, in the end the people go to cinema for the star or the special effects. Zero creativity. In the case of comedies, either you have sticom-style idiotic humor - a lot of quick jokes, if one fails after two seconds another one comes - or you have clones of other better and more well-known comedies. There is no longer interest in developing a story, where humor is something natural to the plot, creating the moment for a great comedy scene, or even people with talent to do comedy (no Blake Edwards! no Peter Sellers!), but a lot of people shouting, overacting and making bad taste jokes. I like your article. If you have a few minutes, I invite you to go through my profile and read my reviews this month (and if you like one, give it a like!), about the film Triumph of the Will (1935), the documentary From Roger Moore with Love (2024) and the film The Car (1977) https://www.peliplat.com/es/member_center/11509980

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The MOST Gut-Wrenching Deaths EVER: Why Greys Anatomy's Lexie Grey and Mark Sloan deserved a better ending

Why is it that the best characters on films and tv series often gets the worst ending? Grey's Anatomy is one of those comfort tv series where people can easily get attached to the characters. I find that the first few seasons of Grey's Anatomy were indeed the best and I will not get over. Especially the death of Lexie Grey and Mark Sloan.. Grey's Anatomy currently has 21 seasons, but I find myself watching only the first 11 seasons before going back to the beginning and rewatching it again. Seas

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The MOST Gut-Wrenching Deaths EVER: Why Greys Anatomy's Lexie Grey and Mark Sloan deserved a better ending
Ishika Banerjee

Ishika Banerjee

Cinephile PanelManuscript MagicianUrban Star

Is The Social Network Still Relevant?

It’s impossible to talk about a biopic of a fallen neo-liberal idealist without looking at the social and economic landscape of Silicon Valley at the time. In the mid-'90s, during the dot-com boom, tech startups thrived under the belief that technology would liberate society—a movement known as the Californian ideology. This new wave of laid-back innovators, rejecting traditional corporate culture, saw themselves as the future, using tech to challenge big business while also seeking elite status

matsuhara_puru: I think the way Mark Zuckerberg is portrayed in The Social Network shouldn’t be mixed up with the real-life Mark Zuckerberg. I totally agree with how you interpreted the character in the film, but I also understand why people are so critical of the real Zuckerberg especially after he announced the conservative shift for himself and Meta’s platforms. It’s easy for people’s feelings about the real person to influence how they see the character. I loved your article! I rewatched The Social Network twice recently, and I feel like Jesse Eisenberg’s performance made the character even more fascinating :)

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doloblasco

doloblasco

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El show debe continuar: lucha libre y una maldición. La biopic sobre la familia Von Erich

“Desde que era niño decían que mi familia estaba maldita. Nunca hablamos de eso. Y no sé si mis hermanos y yo lo creímos en ese momento, pero cosas malas siguieron sucediendo. Mamá trató de protegernos con Dios. Papá trató de protegernos con la lucha libre. Dijo que si éramos los más duros, los más fuertes, los más exitosos, nada podía hacernos daño. Le creí. Todos le creímos. Amábamos a nuestro padre. Y amábamos la lucha libre” [1] Este año se estrenó en cines la película sobre la familia Von E

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Sai Marie

Sai Marie

Hometown HeadlinerParticipant "Your Favorite On-Screen Killer"Critic's Blink

Where the Heart Is - Natalie Portman's Walmart Baby

Having been a movie lover all of my life, there are several films that I regularly enjoy watching, and one unexpected one came in the year 2000 - which mid-way through that year happened to be when I turned sixteen, Where the Heart Is, starring Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Joan Cusack, and Stockard Channing. I was so excited to see the Walmart baby movie, but when I finally got my hands on the VHS edition from The Video Shoppe (RIP) in Columbia, TN I had no idea I'd be renting a movie that woul

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Minliuz

Minliuz

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Interview with Agathe Riedinger, Director of "Wild Diamond"

At the end of May, the 77th Cannes Film Festival concluded with four female-directed films in the main competition. Although fewer than last year, the depth and number of discussions on female subjects hit a record. Among the traditional themes, there were notable thoughts on the exploitation of women's bodies and appearance in a patriarchal society, including Agathe Riedinger's "Wild Diamond," the only debut feature among the 22 main competition films this year. The movie follows 19-year-old Li

Gil Galeano: I liked your article!

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