USA, 1955 Drama/Horror Classic Trailer My story with this film is accidental. I have known about it for ages, ever since I was way younger and more impressionable than now. Back then, I learned about its existence in a comic I used to read, where a detailed prompt of its plot was given. From that… Continue reading The Night of the Hunter
Category: Corners
Everything Everywhere All At Once
USA, 2022 Mindfuck Mainstream Trailer Roughly 3000 years ago, century up, century down, a very wise civilization living in the Gangeatic basin coined one word in an attempt to describe and understand a phenomenon they interpreted as a determinist, divine law of the universe: Everything is connected in space and time. A deed anywhere, anytime,… Continue reading Everything Everywhere All At Once
Belle
Japan, 2021 Musical Author Work Trailer It has been very long since my last Corner. Very very long. Probably since March or April didn’t I write anything, mainly due to my thesis, paperwork, regular work and whatever things more that agitated my life and made it a scorching mess of exhaustion and excitement. Given that… Continue reading Belle
A Ghost Story
USA, 2017 Drama/Fantasy Independent Trailer This movie always caught my attention for the simple reason of its promotional images, that suggest a delightfully odd content. The image of a ghost represented by an entity covered by a long drape of white cloth hanging from its “head” is traditionally infantile, and seeing it incarnated in a… Continue reading A Ghost Story
Angry Indian Goddesses
India, 2015 Postmodern Author Work Trailer Part of the magic of cinema (what a cheesy term, huh?) is its amazing ability to connect and resonate with certain parts of the audience. Many times, this effect is aimed from the very conception of the movies: when a film wants to deal with a particular topic, it… Continue reading Angry Indian Goddesses
The Batman
USA, 2022 Thriller Mainstream Trailer The discussion about the meaning of the term icon is analogue to the meaning of a classic. Both terms are intimately related, denotating eternal qualities that keep inspiring humans regardless of their lifetime, and therefore have carved themselves a well-deserved position in our intangible wall of fame of humanity. However,… Continue reading The Batman
A Hero
Iran, 2021 Drama Author Work Trailer The director of this movie is Asghar Farhadi, which is a name I have frequently read each time I inform myself about the newest intellectual gossip from the cinema of the Iranosphere. Even during the promotion campaign of the wonderful There is no Evil that was released last year,… Continue reading A Hero
Midnight Cowboy
USA, 1969 Drama Mainstream Trailer Midnight Cowboy is one of these movies that have an aura that transcends their existence. It’s one iconic piece from the American New Wave movement, constantly praised and acclaimed, and many of its amazing scenes and pieces of footage have been source of inspiration for photographs, imitations, homages and references… Continue reading Midnight Cowboy
Licorice Pizza
USA, 2021 Romance/Coming of Age Mainstream Trailer If you ask anybody involved in the artistic creation of any kind of narrative fiction, they most probably will tell you that youth is a perfect setting for a story. It is a period of life that evokes strong, heartfelt emotions and excitement; and most importantly, it awakes… Continue reading Licorice Pizza
West Side Story
USA, 2021 Musical Mainstream Trailer Let me share a thought first: Throughout all the history of humankind, the act of storytelling has been of crucial importance. Not only as a cultural manifestation, but also as a way to know ourselves and our identity better. It is well-known that there exist certain topics and motifs that… Continue reading West Side Story