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Silent Night
Modern urban mythology that feeds from complementary fictional worlds populated by emblematic characters for the collective imaginary, such as Santa Claus, Sandman or Bogeyman, is a constant of our present existence. Thi
Film reviewThe Circle
‘ The Circle ’ is a movie about addiction, about drugs, and about how life can be changed in the blink of an eye only by using the wrong substances at the wrong time. The documentary begins with a couple of scenes where
Film reviewRetrocausal
In ‘ Retrocausal ’, time is relative, and with time, history also becomes relative. There is this main story that is unveiling in front of you, but as you engage with it, other stories are unveiling on the other side, ha
Film reviewHoly Spirit
“Jesus comes from Bavaria!” – now try saying that out loud without laughing, because we certainly couldn't after watching ‘ Holy Spirit ’. Mike Baran’s feature film was a surprise for us all the more so after
Film reviewGoing AWOL
When the age of the protagonists doesn’t exceed eighteen years, we are already in a cinematic area with a strong emotional impact, all the more when these youngsters face reclusion or draconian discipline which inevitabl
Film reviewWhales
We have become so accustomed to living in an artificial world that we often come to misinterpret the attitudes of those around us who shatter the norms of the conventional social label. Attacking a delicate emotional tra
Film reviewBye Bye Virgins
The acceptance of others is not an easy thing, all the more so since the "criteria" that underpin the social groups you want to adhere to are far from being based on sincerity and deep mutual understanding. Exploring wit
Film reviewAINHOA
Who said that children don't understand the problems of adults? Despite the innocence that protects them from total (sometimes painful, unbearable) contact with the demands of reality, children's sensitivity is far from
Film reviewFaded Away / Nite Bites
It is fascinating to see how the aesthetic resources of a particular artistic period continue to be an unlimited source of inspiration for the creators of the moment. The ' Faded Away / Nite Bites ' music video directed
Film reviewThe Joy Block
Even though music regarded as a universal language that transgresses borders, cultures or ethnicities has become a cliché, its applicability continues to be a striking reality. Far from being a rigid short documentary ad
Film reviewFantasyescape
' Fantasyescape ' is a Norwegian music video that makes use of an allegorical underwater dance as a main framework for its explored subject and motifs. Introducing a sideways perspective instead of a traditional downward
Film reviewThe Hun
It is very likely that many of us do not notice that 2018 marks 100 years since the end of World War I. Why should such a moment, however, not be ignored by all humanity? Maybe precisely because the general tendency to p
Film reviewDon't Look, I'm Dying
The theme of drug addiction is so popular that it has become a challenge for any director who is interested in this abyssal side of the individual. More precisely, due to countless cinematic references based on this subj
Film reviewINFERNO
For the Ancient Greeks, Hell is a subterranean, dark place, populated with the souls of all the dead who mourn their fate in a general ghoulish symphony. For Christians, Hell is a hot place, where demonic spirits torment
Film reviewThe Legacy
We are so accustomed to the apocalyptic scenarios described in the sacred texts of humanity that nothing seems to scare us in this present of the highly advanced technology that is already trying to conquer the universe.
Film reviewBeing Keegan
How much can a tragedy that marked our childhood change the course of our life? What does it mean to carry forever the burden of a guilt or a of shocking image that has shattered the paradisiac shell of your own innocenc
Film reviewCrush
It is difficult to accept this, but the dreams of the human soul are not always a territory inhabited by colourful and harmless fantasies. Placed on the fragile line between desire and obsession, ' Crush ' is a short fil
Film reviewWishful Thinking
There is somewhere, beyond this life, a place where our most burning desires are fulfilled. Portraying in bittersweet shades the condition of the individuals who feed their existence with sublime dreams that go beyond th
Film reviewEdelweiss
Sam Bradford's ‘ Edelweiss ’ gravitates around a WWII setting, although its message can be generalised to all man-made conflicts, stemming from either a lust for power, an ideological clash or a religious set of beliefs.
Film reviewMy Gift
Despite the various social revolutions that marked the passing through modernity, and despite the various laws on the status of women and children in the socio-political kinetics of nowadays culture, the family (the fund