Camilo Pessanha, the greatest Portuguese symbolist poet, wrote and rewrote until his death, the poems of Clepsydra - his only work. PE SAN IÉ is not the portrait, nor the illustration of his poems, but the essay on the cinematographic form of his voluntary exile in Macao.
One of THE most frustrating trends in the mainstream film industry over the last several decades has been the onset of comedy efforts that seem SO focused on being crude and/or gross-out in all ways possible. That, at least for me, makes them no longer funny.
“Synchronic” is special, but it doesn’t succeed in achieving all the objectives it aims for. The film is a science fiction oeuvre which tries to be cerebral at some points, although the original idea is interesting, it only accomplishes to talk about some serious matters superficially.
What makes the lighting in Casablanca even more impressive is how it reflects the emotional states of the characters without needing explicit dialogue.
The quiet ache of guilt sitting at the dinner table, the silence after a truth is buried, and the way pain is passed down like a name.
Leveraging the cockiness of many of his interview subjects, Theroux created an exposing documentary that shows just how scary these sections of the internet can be.
Writing great villains is about striking a balance between charming and evil, so we love them but also love to see them lose.
