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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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”
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”
The General-Purpose Allegory: A Review of “Avatar” (2009)
The theme of entering a dream world in the shape of a forest, where life is explained and you learn about the nature of your true self is one that has been explored in cinema in several films. “The Wizard of Oz” from 1939 and “Alice in Wonderland” from 1951 are two great examples ofContinue reading “The General-Purpose Allegory: A Review of “Avatar” (2009)”
The Psychology of Philosophy: An Analysis of “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)
“The Wizard of Oz” is one of the most iconic and famous cinematographic creations, which has inspired and entertained millions around the world. It is one of the big cinematic myths, representing one of the fundamental film works. It deals with very important topics, of belief and of truth, similar to other productionsContinue reading “The Psychology of Philosophy: An Analysis of “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)”
Catching Up with the ET’s in Art and Culture
Life on other planets is a concern that people have had for many years now, even more so since the “space exploration age” started in the 1960s. Aliens have fascinated people because they are the ultimate mystery: extraterrestrials can be imagined in any way, shape or form, given that they are one of the bigContinue reading “Catching Up with the ET’s in Art and Culture”
Fantastic Spaces: An Evolution
Ever since the dawn of humanity, mankind has sought to reach or dwell in other worlds than the world that we live in on a physical level. Other worlds have always been part of the arts and of storytelling. In some cases, within the respective storylines, people don’t have access to these worlds, while inContinue reading “Fantastic Spaces: An Evolution”