This corner is going to have a more personal tone compared to the rest of my texts. I believe I have to do it so in order to fully convey the feelings that have governed me these last two months – culminating in the rewatch of this fantastic triad of movies. And precisely because of… Continue reading The Lord of the Rings
Category: Retrospective
The Matrix (Trilogy)
USA, 1999-2003 Action/Mindfuck Mainstream Tomorrow, December 22, Matrix Resurrections is released. It’s the newest entry of a franchise that we all thought finished 20 years ago; regardless of the reasons we may speculate that happened in Lana Wachowski’s mind to think it was a good thing to resurrect (pun intended) her masterwork after so much… Continue reading The Matrix (Trilogy)
Futurama
USA, 1999-2013 Comedy/Sci-Fi/Mindfuck Mainstream Trailer Normally, when people remember witnessing something when they were young, it usually becomes magnified in their minds. Thus, other people that didn’t effectively “grow” with that element in their lifes are usually indifferent towards it. Perhaps it’s my case too, but I think this show deserves a post because I… Continue reading Futurama
Pot-pourri of Autumn 2020 movies
Emma (UK, 2020) – Romance, Comedy – Mainstream This is another nice example of the recent female directors make adaptions of classic novels trend that I wish never fades away. I honestly never read anything Jane Austen, and I committed the sin of disdaining her for believing her work being overly cheesy and languid. However,… Continue reading Pot-pourri of Autumn 2020 movies
Pot-pourri of summer 2020 movies
The Secret Garden I watched this one during my stay at the beach this August, at one evening I missed going to the theatre. Given that during my regular life I go there twice or three times a week, I had a kind of abstinence syndrome and was feeling blue because of some family thing… Continue reading Pot-pourri of summer 2020 movies