"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
On the plane to Taiwan, the entertainment selection was limited but this caught my eye: it's a 2025 movie, labelled as historical comedy, in which a Tang Dynasty minor official is framed by his colleagues into performing an impossible task: delivering fresh lychees from a...
Well, I did something unusual: I watched a Chinese TV series that has no English dubbing, just subtitles. Which makes it hard to do it while I work because I have to pay more attention to the subtitles, but I guess it's useful to hone...
Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg, it's the simple answer: a 1985 animated movie directed by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell). Following Amano's exhibition here in Italy and the movie's anniversary, it had been re-released in theatres but I had missed, I was curious, so I...
I discovered The Apothecary Diaries through the anime on Netflix: I generally don't like them but we're not getting good animation, I was desperate, and what caught my eye were the beautiful backgrounds in some of the promos. Then I switched to the manga. I...
Today's the 90th anniversary of the premiere of Chaplin's Modern Times, a story inspired by what the artist heard about Detroit's industries and about young people suffering from nervous breakdowns after a few years on the assembly line.As a movie, it's not my cup of...
I have mixed feelings when it comes to movies with puppets. Not that I don't like puppets, on the contrary, some of my favourite movies of all time are Muppet movies, but very few people can tackle the mixture of craft and poetics you need...
Now, before I tell you whether I liked this movie or not, I think I should make something perfectly clear: I hate Robert Pattinson. Not him personally, of course -- the guy hasn't done anything to me -- but I don't think I'll ever get...
I've been wanting to watch this vampire movie for a while now, but I've been putting it off because I'm very particular when it comes to horror movies; I generally find them products for stupid 8-year-olds who want to be jump-scared. Fuck them. If you...
From January 30 to September 8, 2025, the Osservatorio Fondazione Prada in Milan hosts "A Kind of Language: Storyboards and Other Renderings for Cinema," an exhibition curated by Melissa Harris. This showcase delves into the intricate pre-production processes of filmmaking, highlighting the pivotal role of...
The Infinite Art of Practical Effects, at the museum venue called Fabbrica del Vapore, is an invitation to embark on a nostalgic journey through how movies used to be made, and it’s closing this week-end, on May 18. This unique showcase pays homage to a movie that...
