A Short Film About Love is an extended film version of Dekalog: Six, part of Kieślowski’s ten-part television series, Dekalog, launched in 1988 and which is in Polish. The film is set in Warsaw and tells the story of a naive and inexperienced young man who spies a woman living on the other side ofContinue reading “Qui S’aime Se Taquine: A Short Film About Love by Krzysztof Kieślowski”
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Black Mirror: The Abyss Staring Back at Us from our Screens
Black Mirror is a well-known TV show that has captivated audiences from all around the world in recent years. It tells a distinct story in each episode, imagining a dystopic near future. The stories focus on where current technology will take us and are frequently depressing and overwhelming, highlighting the idea that technology will causeContinue reading “Black Mirror: The Abyss Staring Back at Us from our Screens”
The Da Vinci Code Revisited 15 Years Later
The Da Vinci Code, written by Dan Brown, was published in 2003 and soon became the most controversial book of the early 21st century. In it, the main characters, Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tatou) investigate a murder in the Louvre and, in doing so, they follow a set of clues toContinue reading “The Da Vinci Code Revisited 15 Years Later”
Movie Review: As Above, So Below
“Winged vulture leads the way with brightest light in darkest day.” “Underneath the heaven’s reign what is lost shall be regained.” “Halfway twixt the darkest gate and this tablet laid atop a paird fate.” As Above So Below is a 2014 American film directed by John Erick Dowdle. The film centers around Scarlet, an accomplishedContinue reading “Movie Review: As Above, So Below”
Orson Welles’ Unfinished Business
Orson Welles is of course one of the most known and respected directors in the history of cinema. Most people know him for his 1941 film, Citizen Kane. His production, starring himself, is considered to be one of the best movies in history; despite it not being that excellent and Orson himself later declaring thatContinue reading “Orson Welles’ Unfinished Business”
Everybody Is In On It: The Truman Show
The Truman Show is a 1998 movie starring Jim Carrey which tells the story of Truman Burbank, a man living on a small island who begins to discover that the things around him are not always what they seem. Little by little, Truman begins to notice cracks in the matrix, to ultimately discover that hisContinue reading “Everybody Is In On It: The Truman Show”
Horror Movies as a Reflection of Social Fears
Cinematography has developed many genres in its short history, which have been, of course, inspired by the other narrative arts, such as literature and theater. Pretty early on, filmmakers have engaged in creating productions that would explore the darker side of the world, and that would have as their goal to instill a fearful sentimentContinue reading “Horror Movies as a Reflection of Social Fears”
Urbex and the Historical Social Context
Urbex, short for urban exploration, denotes the visual (and maybe artistic) exploration of urban spaces, but mostly of abandoned buildings or towns. In this sense, photographers or filmmakers (such as the producers of the Homo Sapiens movie), explore a lot the aesthetic of ruins. It can be very well argued that ruins are a fascinatingContinue reading “Urbex and the Historical Social Context”
Chimeras and the Uncanny Valley
The concept of chimeras has been around for thousands of years: ancient stories are filled with creatures that are a mixture between two or more animals and between animal-human mixes, such as the Minotaur. Recently, two films have brought back this concept. To make things even more odd, they arrived at a timeContinue reading “Chimeras and the Uncanny Valley”
Recapping The Crown
As the world is waiting for the third season of The Crown to appear, we are taking a look at the first two seasons of the series and analyze its qualities and paradoxes. The Crown is a British-American Netflix original series based on the reign, life and times of Queen Elizabeth II, fromContinue reading “Recapping The Crown”