I sat down a few months ago (ok, almost a year ago) and I said to myself, “I really liked this movie. I should write something simple about Captain Marvel.” As it turns out, I have way too much to say on this topic… well, not too much, but enough to warrant a lot of … Continue reading Captain Marvel: All The Things I’ve Wanted To Say
A friend of mine asked me if I was willing to write an article drawing similarities between my favourite movies and the current and historical rise of fascist regimes. Her site is called Tlaskamati, it is awesome. You can find the complete analysis here. The following is just an excerpt of it: We are living … Continue reading Star Wars and Fascism
Mad Men is a Period Drama set mainly in 1960’s Manhattan. It depicts the lives of the people working at the advertising agency Sterling Cooper, in Madison Avenue, and those of their families and loved ones. While earlier seasons focus primarily on Don Draper and his exploits as creative director of the agency, later seasons … Continue reading Mad Men- A Flawed Overview
Mary Poppins Returns is a sequel to the 1964 classic Disney film. The mantle of P.L. Travers’ iconic governess is passed on from Julie Andrews to Emily Blunt for this ‘return’. The movie is set 20 years after the original, in depression-era London, and now follows the lives of Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael Banks … Continue reading A short thought-piece on Mary Poppins Returns
I am by no means an adult.
It’s amazing how ofter I hear this sentiment in various iterations expressed by people of my generation, usually those aged 21-35. I disregard the term “millennial” because it’s been plagued with negative connotations by those older than we are, so instead let us talk about us young-ish adults instead.
When we think of bureaucracy we are instantly reminisced of long queues that culminate in unpleasant and unproductive chats with surly people who couldn’t care less about our enquiry, who will probably give us a document to fill out and to deliver to another sour looking person who will keep that chain in movement. Continue reading “Breaking up with the system: It’s not you… It’s bureaucracy”
I had a moment of reflection the other day. I was watching Days of Future Past, and I was paying close(er) attention to Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage), more specifically to his motivations and what made him (in my humble opinion) an excellent villain. I think it’s sad that Trask’s role didn’t impact the movie as much … Continue reading Reminiscences of the X-Men and intolerance
Netflix keeps feeding my need for geeky material, and the latest fix comes in the form of Penny Dreadful. What I knew prior to watching: It’s set on victorian London, it has a dark tone with supernatural aspects to the story. There’s magic or incantations or something of sorts. It has literary references and some … Continue reading Penny Dreadful- My running commentary of episode one
El verano es una de las temporadas altas en la industria cinematográfica. Es la época en la que se estrenan las grandes producciones hollywoodenses, súper héroes, explosiones, caricaturas, comedias, mundos lejanos, aventuras épicas y una que otra película de terror compiten por el primer lugar en taquilla. Películas como Avengers, El Caballero de la Noche, … Continue reading Summer blockbusters (this post is in spanish)
“En el futuro todos tendrán sus 15 minutos de fama” -Andy Warhol El principal exponente del Arte Pop es también uno de los personajes más controversiales de finales del siglo XX. Incursionó en una gran variedad de formas artísticas, destacando la pintura e incluyendo el arte “performance”, cine, dibujo, escultura, audio, televisión, moda, fotografía y … Continue reading Andy Warhol (this post is in spanish)
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