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As it is written – Kodachrome

Kodachrome (2017) is a decent father-son road movie that’s good to watch on a Saturday afternoon. Available to stream on Netflix!

Drama, ed harris, elizabeth olsen, father-son film, film vs digital, jason sudeikis, kodachrome, Netflix, New York Times, photography, Pollock, road movie, The Hours

America’s wounds – Da 5 Bloods

Mostly snubbed by the Oscars, Spike Lee’s newest joint is a powerful meditation on the black veteran experience. Available to stream on Netflix!

45, Apocalypse now, August Wilson, Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 bloods, Delroy Lindo, Donald Trump, Eugene O'Neill, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jonathan Majors, Mélanie Thierry, Muhammad Ali, Norm Lewis, Oscars, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard, The Treasure of The Sierra Madre, Vietnam War, War film, Y. Lan

Hall of mirrors – A Special Day

A Special Day (1977) is a beautiful Italian drama that I could not recommend more strongly. Available on BFI Player or with English dubbing on Amazon Prime.

1977, A Special Day, Adolf Hitler, auteurism, Benito Mussolini, Drama, Ettore Scola, fascism, Late modernism, Marcello Mastroianni, neo-realism, Pasqualino De Santis, romantic, rosy neo-realism, Sophia Loren, Una giornata particolare

Fool’s gold – What if

What if is probably one of the funniest rom-coms you’ve never seen, and it even has Harry Potter in it! Streamable on Netflix UK. (This review may contain mild spoilers)

Adam Driver, adaptation, animation, Daniel Radcliffe, Elan Mastai, Elvis Presley, Fool's gold, funny, Mackenzie Davis, Megan Park, Michael Dowse, Michael Rinaldi, Rafe Spall, rom-com, T.J. Dawe, What if, When Harry met Sally, Zoe Kazan

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  • Hall of mirrors – A Special Day
  • Fool’s gold – What if
  • America’s wounds – Da 5 Bloods
  • As it is written – Kodachrome
  • The heart’s echo chamber – Searching
  • Son of Man – Ad Astra
  • Meanderathon – The Wild Blue Yonder
  • Louisiana Noir – In the Electric Mist
  • ‘Tis a man’s world – The Homesman
  • The Mirage of Adulthood – The Edge of 17
  • Grey – White Hype – Ugetsu Monogatari
  • Thank you, Goodbye – The Sunset Limited
  • Crimes of the heart – The Bigamist
  • The Feast of Life – Big night

Essays

  • The curious case of David Fincher and his many takes – A short babble on the auteur’s cult of personality

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