“What are girls for?”, other than being stuck since the dawn of human life, between the misogynist who hates her existence and the sociopaths & psychopaths who would anything to get her guard down and wipe off said existence (the outliers have always been source of constant inspiration for me), they are finally here to find their voice through films, books, music, journalism and worldwide movements to finally show how the world looks through their eyes, and how patriarchal society looks…

Not with a bang but a whimper.

One of the greatest films (the greatest acting debut in cinematic history [without the accompanying Oscar that eluded Peter O’Toole his entire career, rectified somewhat with the honorary one when it was still part of the last of the main televised ceremonies], the greatest English language cinema debuts of an actor introduced by one greatest scenes ever shot, one of the greatest ing cast performances, the greatest technical achievement of every single department of…

Denis Villeneuve not only secures the legacy of Part One, but also performs the miracle of elevating every single aspect of that extraordinary first film and making quite possibly the greatest cinematic science fiction adaptation ever made.

All this from the hallowed source material that was apparently as impossible to adapt (for one film, let alone two, splitting them, is a choice for which all who backed this project need to be congratulated, endlessly) as The Lord of the Rings was…

“Next time is next time, today is today.”

I’ve never seen a broken heart accepted by its owner with such deliberate grace and honour. 

His routines and ability to let the light into his heart, smiling to heal as much as possible, and slowing down and being diligent for his plants in lieu of smelling roses.

All of which made me want to slow down so much by being deliberate in my choices through the day today, that I first…

Tintin, Dashiel Hammett’s Nick & Nora Charles, Hitchcock’s “Cary Grant” era and the good old fashioned trans continental adventure mysteries that gave me a deep sense of comfort through thrills and the joyful excitement of a page turner, returns, in a marvellously crafted homage to the genre by one of the greatest new voices of world cinema, the maestro behind the masterpiece that is Alice and the Mayor, Nicolas Pariser. 

Embedded with sophisticatedly subtle easter eggs referencing the best of the mayhem…

Those who couldn’t, teach. And boy, do the good ones change your life! As our personal worlds get increasingly distanced and eventually isolated through lack of human connection, communication and ever present apathy, may all victims of destiny find each other and preserve hope for the souls of posterity. 
 
Another marvellous Alexander Payne creation from what I presuppose to be an astonishing piece of breakthrough written material by David Hemingson, featuring the filmmaker’s best soundtrack to date, a discovery of…